Total Crime Rate

352.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 352.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.8 10/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hillside & Raskelf , and the 51st highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Place (YO7 1TF) in the last 12 months was 352.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1181.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (YO7 1TF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Finkle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Millgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary St James Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finkle Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Stammergate Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Burglary Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Williams Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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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