Total Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heather Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brayton & Barlow , and the 350th 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 Heather Close (YO8 9XP) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heather Close (YO8 9XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dale Close, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thistle Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brayton & Barlow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbourne Road | — |
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