Crime Rate in Leyburn & Middleham, ward

Leyburn & Middleham has the 14th lowest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 977th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leyburn & Middleham in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leyburn & Middleham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leyburn & Middleham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.