Total Crime Rate

7.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.8 1/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Myrtle Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brayton & Barlow , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Avenue (YO8 9BG) in the last 12 months was 7.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Brayton & Barlow average (32.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Myrtle Avenue (YO8 9BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Mount, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thistle Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Myrtle Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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