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Crime Rates in North Yorkshire, local authority district

Crime Rate

48.3

48.3

Low 1/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 10.12.2025

Annual total crime rate in North Yorkshire, (local authority district) is 48.3 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 1 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in North Yorkshire (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 17 1/10
Anti-social behaviour 12.9 4/10
Criminal damage and arson 3.63 1/10
Shoplifting 3.51 2/10
Other theft 2.5 1/10
Public order 2.46 1/10
Burglary 1.68 1/10
Vehicle crime 1.31 1/10
Drugs 1.26 2/10
Other crime 0.933 1/10
Possession of weapons 0.401 1/10
Bicycle theft 0.291 2/10
Robbery 0.239 1/10
Theft from the person 0.0877 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Above are annual crime rates in North Yorkshire (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in North Yorkshire (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of North Yorkshire (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in North Yorkshire (local authority district) and Yorkshire and The Humber (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

  • North Yorkshire
    LAD
  • Yorkshire and The Humber
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in North Yorkshire (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within North Yorkshire (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Upper Dales16.1 low
2. Huby & Tollerton18.5 low
3. Ouseburn18.6 low
4. Romanby19.1 low
5. Hillside & Raskelf20.9 low
6. Helmsley & Sinnington20.9 low
7. Cawood & Escrick21 low
8. Wathvale & Bishop Monkton21.7 low
9. Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale22 low
10. Bentham & Ingleton22.6 low
11. Brayton & Barlow22.7 low
12. Wharfedale23.6 low
13. Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton23.9 low
14. Masham & Fountains24 low
15. Oatlands & Pannal24.3 low
16. Sheriff Hutton & Derwent25.1 low
17. Scotton & Lower Wensleydale25.4 low
18. Aire Valley25.4 low
19. Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley25.4 low
20. Harlow & St. Georges25.8 low
21. Aiskew & Leeming25.9 low
22. Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale25.9 low
23. Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton26.1 low
24. Leyburn & Middleham26.2 low
25. North Richmondshire26.3 low
26. Washburn & Birstwith26.3 low
27. Cliffe & North Duffield26.5 low
28. Thornton Dale & Wolds26.6 low
29. Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske26.9 low
30. Esk Valley & Coast28.3 low
31. Bedale28.4 low
32. Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith29.1 low
33. Mid Craven29.2 low
34. Killinghall, Hampsthwaite & Saltergate29.3 low
35. Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven30.6 low
36. Amotherby & Ampleforth31.2 low
37. Derwent Valley & Moor32 low
38. Kirkbymoorside & Dales33.2 low
39. Scalby & the Coast34 low
40. Camblesforth & Carlton34 low
41. Danby & Mulgrave35 low
42. Great Ayton35.2 low
43. Barlby & Riccall36.9 low
44. Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone37 low
45. Sowerby & Topcliffe37.6 low
46. Richmond37.6 low
47. Settle & Penyghent37.9 low
48. Ripon Ure Bank & Spa38.2 low
49. Sherburn in Elmet38.8 low
50. Easingwold39.4 low
51. Seamer40.7 low
52. Monk Fryston & South Milford40.8 low
53. Skipton East & South41.9 low
54. Hunmanby & Sherburn41.9 low
55. Tadcaster42 low
56. Norton43.5 low
57. Bilton & Nidd Gorge43.6 low
58. Newby43.7 low
59. Coppice Valley & Duchy44.3 low
60. Stokesley46.3 low
61. Bilton Grange & New Park47 low
62. Thirsk47.8 low
63. Osgoldcross47.9 low
64. Filey48 low
65. Boroughbridge & Claro49.3 low
66. Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby49.7 low
67. Knaresborough East50 low
68. Knaresborough West51.1 low
69. Hipswell & Colburn51.4 low
70. Cayton51.7 low
71. Whitby West52.3 low
72. Malton52.5 low
73. Ripon Minster & Moorside54.4 low
74. Pickering63 low
75. Skipton West & West Craven63.9 low
76. Fairfax & Starbeck66.1 low
77. Selby West66.1 low
78. High Harrogate & Kingsley67.6 low
79. Northallerton North & Brompton72.2 low
80. Woodlands80.2 low
81. Falsgrave & Stepney82.2 low
82. Northstead91.7 low
83. Eastfield99.3 low
84. Weaponness & Ramshill104 low
85. Northallerton South105 low
86. Whitby Streonshalh111 low
87. Selby East114 low
88. Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate126 medium
89. Castle354 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

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