Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 109.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sowerby Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hillside & Raskelf , and the 291st 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 Sowerby Road (YO7 1HZ) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 296.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 107.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sowerby Road (YO7 1HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sowerby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane East —
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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