Crime Rate in Cawood & Escrick, ward

Cawood & Escrick has the 8th lowest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 715th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 12th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cawood & Escrick in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cawood & Escrick’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 144.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cawood & Escrick ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Blue Bell Farm Court, with 13 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Church Hill (4 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.