Crime Rates at Long Street, Thirsk, YO7 1AP

Long Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hillside & Raskelf , and the 569th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Street (YO7 1AP) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 145.5% higher than the Hillside & Raskelf average (27.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Street (YO7 1AP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.