Total Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 73.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 69.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St John Mews area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brayton & Barlow , and the 507th 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 St John Mews (YO8 4YE) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 124.1% higher than the Brayton & Barlow average (32.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St John Mews (YO8 4YE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haig Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mirkhill Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St John Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mirkhill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haig Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haig Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mirkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mirkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mirkhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollywood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockret Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Farm Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haig Street

Data Sources

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