Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gallows Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hillside & Raskelf , and the 343rd 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 Gallows Lane (YO7 1TX) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 252.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gallows Lane (YO7 1TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gallows Lane, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cygnet Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gallows Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norby Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gallows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gallows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gallows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gallows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norby Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norby Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norby Under investigation

Data Sources

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