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YO61Postcode district

YO61 crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in YO61 is 0.6 times the North Yorkshire average and 0.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 4%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences. Police data to August 2026.

Easingwold, North Yorkshire. 15,387 residents in 8 neighbourhoods.

Safety
10/10Very low crime
Living
4.1/10Weak
5-year change
+4%more crimes
vs the council
0.6×the North Yorkshire average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: 0.6× the North Yorkshire average (0.4× the England and Wales average)

Crime only, by how serious it is. Compared with every postcode district. Higher is safer.

Living

Based on schools, transport, health, supermarkets, weighted by importance. Crime is not part of it. Higher is better.

Neighbourhoods by Safety

Hambleton 010A: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeHambleton 010B: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeHambleton 010C: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeHambleton 011A: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeHambleton 010D: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeHambleton 010E: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeHambleton 011C: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeHambleton 009D: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

Crime over 5 years

Up 4% in 5 years Recorded crimes in YO61, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 421 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 2022421Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 403 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 2023403Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 412 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 2024412Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 476 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 2025476Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 437 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 2026437

What is recorded

Crime severity: 0.6× the North Yorkshire average (0.4× the England and Wales average). 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences: 69% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 17% of the harm here
  • Other theft: 5% of the harm here

"Violence and sexual offences" is 69% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.

Anti-social behaviour: 11 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Shops, transport, schools and health

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Scores use fixed distance bands, so they do not depend on other districts. Higher is better.

Supermarkets

Poor accessScore 2 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 15.7 km.
  • Tesco York Extra (Tesco), 16.7 km from the district centre
  • Morrisons Acomb York (Morrisons), 19.1 km from the district centre
  • Lidl York - Monks Cross (Lidl), 21.2 km from the district centre

Transport

Poor accessScore 2 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 0.
  • Nearest railway station: Poppleton Rail Station, 16.0 km from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: Leeming Bar (Wensleydale Railway), 46.2 km from the district centre

Schools

Fair schools nearbyScore 6 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • Easingwold Community Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2024), 1.1 km away
  • Sutton on the Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: Good (ungraded inspection, 2023), 1.4 km away
  • Outwood Primary Academy Alne: Outstanding (graded inspection, 2024), 1.4 km away
  • Stillington Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2024), 1.9 km away

Secondary schools within 2 km

  • Outwood Academy Easingwold: Outstanding (graded inspection, 2022), 330 m away

    Health

    Fair accessScore 5 out of 10
    • Nearest GP surgery: MILLFIELD SURGERY, 1.4 km from the district centre, CQC rating: Good
    • Nearest hospital with A&E: York District Hospital, 20.0 km from the district centre

    Crime by type

    Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

    TypePer 1,000 a year
    Robbery0.0
    Burglary2.0
    Violence and sexual offences12.7
    Drugs0.6
    Possession of weapons0.1
    Other crime0.7
    Other theft2.7
    Theft from the person0.0
    Vehicle crime1.1
    Criminal damage and arson3.4
    Public order1.7
    Bicycle theft0.2
    Shoplifting0.9

    Trend over the years

    Crime severity per resident (sentence-days of the crimes recorded each year). Hatched bars are years with fewer than twelve months of data for most residents.

    20164.520173.920185.320195.320204.720214.820226.020235.920246.220256.920266.1

    Last 12 months: 6.4 against a 10-year average of 5.5, 18% higher.

    Questions about crime in YO61

    Is YO61 a safe place to live?
    YO61 scores 10 out of 10 for safety (very low crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.6 times the North Yorkshire average.
    Is crime going up or down in YO61?
    Up 4% over 5 years, from 421 recorded crimes a year to 437.
    What is the most common crime in YO61?
    The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences, about 13 per 1,000 residents a year.
    How does crime in YO61 compare with North Yorkshire?
    Crime severity in YO61 is 0.6 times the North Yorkshire average.

    Towns

    Council: North Yorkshire

    YO61 crime rate and crime map (Easingwold, North Yorkshire) | Crime by Postcode