Total Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Poplar Terrace area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hillside & Raskelf , and the 846th lowest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Terrace (YO7 4NG) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poplar Terrace (YO7 4NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carlton Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingfisher Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Thirsk| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Intake Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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