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Crime Rates in North Yorkshire, local authority district

Crime Rate

63.2

63.2

Low 2/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 04.03.2026

Annual total crime rate in North Yorkshire, (local authority district) is 63.2 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 2 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

Crime typeRateScore
Violence and sexual offences
23.12/10
Anti-social behaviour
16.15/10
Criminal damage and arson
4.82/10
Shoplifting
4.62/10
Other theft
3.351/10
Public order
3.162/10
Burglary
2.222/10
Drugs
1.712/10
Vehicle crime
1.682/10
Other crime
1.242/10
Possession of weapons
0.5442/10
Bicycle theft
0.3462/10
Robbery
0.3092/10
Theft from the person
0.1011/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

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

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

The figures in black 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 Dales23.5 low
2. Ouseburn24.8 low
3. Huby & Tollerton25.2 low
4. Romanby26.4 low
5. Hillside & Raskelf26.7 low
6. Cawood & Escrick27.4 low
7. Bentham & Ingleton27.8 low
8. Wathvale & Bishop Monkton29 low
9. Brayton & Barlow29.2 low
10. Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton29.4 low
11. Wharfedale29.9 low
12. Sheriff Hutton & Derwent30.1 low
13. Masham & Fountains30.3 low
14. Helmsley & Sinnington30.7 low
15. Aiskew & Leeming31.4 low
16. Cliffe & North Duffield31.8 low
17. Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale31.9 low
18. Oatlands & Pannal32.2 low
19. Aire Valley32.3 low
20. Scotton & Lower Wensleydale32.4 low
21. Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske33.8 low
22. Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale34.5 low
23. Leyburn & Middleham34.6 low
24. Esk Valley & Coast34.6 low
25. Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley35 low
26. Mid Craven35.3 low
27. North Richmondshire35.3 low
28. Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton35.4 low
29. Washburn & Birstwith35.5 low
30. Harlow & St. Georges35.7 low
31. Thornton Dale & Wolds36.1 low
32. Amotherby & Ampleforth37.3 low
33. Killinghall, Hampsthwaite & Saltergate37.9 low
34. Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith39.1 low
35. Bedale39.3 low
36. Settle & Penyghent41.4 low
37. Scalby & the Coast41.6 low
38. Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven41.8 low
39. Camblesforth & Carlton43.3 low
40. Danby & Mulgrave43.8 low
41. Kirkbymoorside & Dales44.4 low
42. Barlby & Riccall44.5 low
43. Derwent Valley & Moor45.7 low
44. Great Ayton46.4 low
45. Seamer46.9 low
46. Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone48 low
47. Ripon Ure Bank & Spa48.3 low
48. Richmond48.4 low
49. Sowerby & Topcliffe52.2 low
50. Easingwold52.6 low
51. Monk Fryston & South Milford52.7 low
52. Hunmanby & Sherburn52.9 low
53. Tadcaster54.2 low
54. Norton54.3 low
55. Sherburn in Elmet56.5 low
56. Skipton East & South57.1 low
57. Bilton & Nidd Gorge58 low
58. Coppice Valley & Duchy58.1 low
59. Stokesley58.6 low
60. Newby59.2 low
61. Boroughbridge & Claro60.4 low
62. Osgoldcross60.9 low
63. Bilton Grange & New Park61.5 low
64. Filey62 low
65. Cayton63 low
66. Thirsk64.6 low
67. Hipswell & Colburn65.3 low
68. Malton65.9 low
69. Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby65.9 low
70. Knaresborough East66.1 low
71. Knaresborough West67.3 low
72. Whitby West67.9 low
73. Ripon Minster & Moorside69.9 low
74. Pickering80.4 low
75. Skipton West & West Craven85 low
76. Selby West85.9 low
77. Fairfax & Starbeck87.7 low
78. High Harrogate & Kingsley90.9 low
79. Northallerton North & Brompton96.3 low
80. Woodlands105 low
81. Falsgrave & Stepney110 low
82. Northstead122 medium
83. Northallerton South131 medium
84. Weaponness & Ramshill135 medium
85. Eastfield135 medium
86. Whitby Streonshalh148 medium
87. Selby East149 medium
88. Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate169 medium
89. Castle476 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

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