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Crime in YO12 6AE
How much crime is recorded in YO12 6AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barrowcliff & Northstead
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,174 (2024)
How safe is YO12 6AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 6AE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
YO12 6AENational
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Anti-social behaviour20.410.7
Burglary4.19.1
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.31.4
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.