Total Crime Rate
61.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westfield Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Boroughbridge & Claro , and the 641st highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westfield Road (YO26 7PY) in the last 12 months was 61.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower than the Boroughbridge & Claro average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westfield Road (YO26 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lucas Grove South, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Field Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norfolk Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lucas Grove South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lucas Grove South | — |
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