Total Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eld Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Amotherby & Ampleforth , and the 553rd lowest crime rate of 2,071 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 Eld Close (YO62 4BR) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Amotherby & Ampleforth average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eld Close (YO62 4BR), the main crime hotspot is near St. Benedicts Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Amotherby & Ampleforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St. Benedicts Close | Under investigation |
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