Crime Rate in Hillside & Raskelf, ward

Hillside & Raskelf has the 10th lowest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 825th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 16th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hillside & Raskelf in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hillside & Raskelf’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hillside & Raskelf ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hag Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.