Crime Rate in Derwent Valley & Moor, ward

Derwent Valley & Moor has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 2601st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 83rd lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Derwent Valley & Moor in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Derwent Valley & Moor’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Derwent Valley & Moor ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Seamer Road, with 50 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around West Brow (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.