Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 50.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Robbery 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

River Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Barlby & Riccall , and the 780th 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 River Close (YO8 5JU) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher than the Barlby & Riccall average (45.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson 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 4 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River Close (YO8 5JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in River Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnhead Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnhead Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnhead Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northfield —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northfield —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Farm Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Farm Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnhead Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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