Total Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barff Grove area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brayton & Barlow , and the 418th lowest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barff Grove (YO8 9LZ) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barff Grove (YO8 9LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Drive, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Field Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Drive | Under investigation |
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