Total Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birch Way area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Easingwold , and the 630th lowest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Way (YO61 3FB) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% lower than the Easingwold average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birch Way (YO61 3FB), the main crime hotspot is near Wagtail Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Easingwold| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Partridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Partridge Road | Under investigation |
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