Total Crime Rate

175.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Close area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Danby & Mulgrave , and the 148th 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 Castle Close (YO21 2ER) in the last 12 months was 175.5 per 1,000 residents and was 236.9% higher than the Danby & Mulgrave average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 122.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Close (YO21 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Grove. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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