Crime Rate in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, ward

Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby has the 16th highest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 2993rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 188th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 104.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 166 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mill Bridge. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.