Total Crime Rate

568.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 568.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 197.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.3 7/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peasholm Gap area has the 10th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 25th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peasholm Gap (YO12 7TN) in the last 12 months was 568.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Castle average (481.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 205.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peasholm Gap (YO12 7TN), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Park Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peasholm Gap area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Shoplifting Peasholm Gap Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs Victoria Park Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Park Avenue —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Peasholm Gap —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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