Total Crime Rate

315.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 315.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nursery Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hillside & Raskelf , and the 61st highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Gardens (YO7 1FT) in the last 12 months was 315.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1045.6% higher than the Hillside & Raskelf average (27.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Gardens (YO7 1FT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Williams Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Stammergate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Finkle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St James Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Millgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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