Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkby Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brayton & Barlow , and the 598th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Kirkby Avenue (YO8 3WA) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 104.4% higher than the Brayton & Barlow average (32.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkby Avenue (YO8 3WA), the main crime hotspot is near White Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cockret Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cockret Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Topcliffe Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Topcliffe Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Topcliffe Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Cockret Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carentan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order White Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime White Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kitchener Street —
Sep 2025Public order Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Normandy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hillfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normandy Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Cockret Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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