Crime Rate in Sowerby & Topcliffe, ward

Sowerby & Topcliffe has the 44th highest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 2787th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 90th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sowerby & Topcliffe in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sowerby & Topcliffe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 162 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 175 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sowerby & Topcliffe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 47 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Oak Drive (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.