Total Crime Rate

64.3 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 64.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.4 1/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sherwood Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brayton & Barlow , and the 616th highest 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 Sherwood Drive (YO8 9TN) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 100.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 271.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Drive (YO8 9TN), the main crime hotspot is near Barley Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chestnut Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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