Total Crime Rate
568.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victoria Park 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 Victoria Park (YO12 7TS) 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 Victoria Park (YO12 7TS), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Park Avenue. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Marine Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Square Back Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sydney Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moorland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Unable to prosecute suspect | |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrea Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Under investigation | |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Under investigation | |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Under investigation | |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peasholm Gap | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Marine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Marine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Marine Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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