Total Crime Rate
67.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Yorkshire has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 15 districts in Yorkshire and The Humber region and the 81st lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 15 districts.
The overall crime rate in North Yorkshire in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Yorkshire and The Humber region average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, North Yorkshire’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14,907 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 77 cases , down -18.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -18.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17,538 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 67.7 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castle | 481.1 | 413.4 (610%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Whitby Streonshalh | 184.0 | 116.2 (172%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Selby East | 176.0 | 108.3 (160%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate | 124.6 | 56.8 (84%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 5 | Eastfield | 121.4 | 53.6 (79%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 6 | Falsgrave & Stepney | 121.0 | 53.3 (79%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 7 | Northallerton North & Brompton | 118.0 | 50.3 (74%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 8 | Northallerton South | 117.6 | 49.9 (74%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 9 | Weaponness & Ramshill | 115.3 | 47.6 (70%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 10 | Fairfax & Starbeck | 113.1 | 45.4 (67%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 11 | Northstead | 107.6 | 39.9 (59%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 12 | Woodlands | 94.9 | 27.2 (40%) | High 8/10 |
| 13 | Skipton West & West Craven | 86.5 | 18.7 (28%) | High 7/10 |
| 14 | Pickering | 79.9 | 12.2 (18%) | High 7/10 |
| 15 | Filey | 77.0 | 9.3 (14%) | High 7/10 |
| 16 | Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby | 75.7 | 8.0 (12%) | High 7/10 |
| 17 | Selby West | 74.8 | 7.1 (10%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 18 | Hipswell & Colburn | 74.4 | 6.6 (10%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 19 | Ripon Minster & Moorside | 74.2 | 6.5 (10%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 20 | Bilton Grange & New Park | 73.9 | 6.2 (9%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 21 | Malton | 70.9 | 3.1 (5%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 22 | Stokesley | 70.3 | 2.5 (4%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 23 | Knaresborough West | 67.0 | -0.7 (-1%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 24 | High Harrogate & Kingsley | 66.5 | -1.2 (-2%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 25 | Cayton | 66.3 | -1.4 (-2%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 26 | Boroughbridge & Claro | 63.9 | -3.9 (-6%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 27 | Osgoldcross | 62.9 | -4.9 (-7%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 28 | Norton | 61.8 | -6.0 (-9%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 29 | Thirsk | 61.2 | -6.6 (-10%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 30 | Knaresborough East | 59.1 | -8.6 (-13%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 31 | Newby | 58.3 | -9.4 (-14%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 32 | Easingwold | 57.6 | -10.2 (-15%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 33 | Bilton & Nidd Gorge | 57.2 | -10.6 (-16%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 34 | Skipton East & South | 57.1 | -10.6 (-16%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 35 | Richmond | 57.1 | -10.7 (-16%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 36 | Seamer | 57.0 | -10.8 (-16%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 37 | Sherburn in Elmet | 56.3 | -11.5 (-17%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 38 | Monk Fryston & South Milford | 55.7 | -12.0 (-18%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 39 | Coppice Valley & Duchy | 53.8 | -13.9 (-21%) | Low 4/10 |
| 40 | Camblesforth & Carlton | 53.8 | -14.0 (-21%) | Low 4/10 |
| 41 | Settle & Penyghent | 52.6 | -15.1 (-22%) | Low 4/10 |
| 42 | Tadcaster | 52.5 | -15.3 (-23%) | Low 4/10 |
| 43 | Danby & Mulgrave | 52.1 | -15.6 (-23%) | Low 4/10 |
| 44 | Sowerby & Topcliffe | 52.0 | -15.7 (-23%) | Low 4/10 |
| 45 | Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith | 51.8 | -16.0 (-24%) | Low 4/10 |
| 46 | Kirkbymoorside & Dales | 50.3 | -17.5 (-26%) | Low 4/10 |
| 47 | Derwent Valley & Moor | 50.1 | -17.6 (-26%) | Low 4/10 |
| 48 | Hunmanby & Sherburn | 48.0 | -19.7 (-29%) | Low 4/10 |
| 49 | Great Ayton | 47.9 | -19.8 (-29%) | Low 4/10 |
| 50 | Barlby & Riccall | 47.9 | -19.8 (-29%) | Low 4/10 |
| 51 | Bedale | 46.9 | -20.8 (-31%) | Low 4/10 |
| 52 | Ripon Ure Bank & Spa | 46.6 | -21.1 (-31%) | Low 3/10 |
| 53 | Aiskew & Leeming | 44.2 | -23.5 (-35%) | Low 3/10 |
| 54 | Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale | 42.8 | -24.9 (-37%) | Low 3/10 |
| 55 | Whitby West | 42.7 | -25.0 (-37%) | Low 3/10 |
| 56 | Mid Craven | 42.4 | -25.3 (-37%) | Low 3/10 |
| 57 | Amotherby & Ampleforth | 41.3 | -26.5 (-39%) | Low 3/10 |
| 58 | Scalby & the Coast | 40.1 | -27.7 (-41%) | Low 3/10 |
| 59 | Thornton Dale & Wolds | 39.4 | -28.3 (-42%) | Low 3/10 |
| 60 | Aire Valley | 38.7 | -29.1 (-43%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 61 | Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton | 38.3 | -29.4 (-43%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 62 | Esk Valley & Coast | 37.7 | -30.0 (-44%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 63 | North Richmondshire | 37.5 | -30.2 (-45%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 64 | Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven | 37.2 | -30.6 (-45%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 65 | Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale | 36.0 | -31.8 (-47%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 66 | Killinghall, Hampsthwaite & Saltergate | 36.0 | -31.8 (-47%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 67 | Sheriff Hutton & Derwent | 35.3 | -32.4 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 68 | Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton | 35.0 | -32.7 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 69 | Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone | 34.9 | -32.8 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 70 | Harlow & St. Georges | 34.4 | -33.4 (-49%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 71 | Oatlands & Pannal | 34.2 | -33.6 (-50%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 72 | Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley | 34.0 | -33.8 (-50%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 73 | Wathvale & Bishop Monkton | 33.6 | -34.1 (-50%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 74 | Cliffe & North Duffield | 33.6 | -34.2 (-50%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 75 | Washburn & Birstwith | 33.2 | -34.6 (-51%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 76 | Leyburn & Middleham | 33.0 | -34.8 (-51%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 77 | Helmsley & Sinnington | 32.6 | -35.1 (-52%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 78 | Brayton & Barlow | 32.1 | -35.6 (-53%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 79 | Bentham & Ingleton | 31.6 | -36.1 (-53%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 80 | Hillside & Raskelf | 30.8 | -36.9 (-54%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 81 | Romanby | 29.9 | -37.8 (-56%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 82 | Cawood & Escrick | 29.2 | -38.5 (-57%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 83 | Wharfedale | 28.6 | -39.1 (-58%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 84 | Masham & Fountains | 28.3 | -39.4 (-58%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 85 | Huby & Tollerton | 27.1 | -40.6 (-60%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 86 | Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske | 26.2 | -41.5 (-61%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 87 | Scotton & Lower Wensleydale | 25.6 | -42.1 (-62%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 88 | Upper Dales | 23.4 | -44.3 (-65%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 89 | Ouseburn | 22.5 | -45.2 (-67%) | Very low 1/10 |
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