Crime Rate in Skipton East & South, ward

Skipton East & South has the 34th highest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 3203rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 112th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Skipton East & South in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Skipton East & South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 194 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Skipton East & South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.