Crime Rate in Ripon Minster & Moorside, ward

Ripon Minster & Moorside has the 19th highest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 3090th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 182nd lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ripon Minster & Moorside in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ripon Minster & Moorside’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 211 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 237 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ripon Minster & Moorside ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.