Crime Rate in Thornton Dale & Wolds, ward

Thornton Dale & Wolds has the 31st lowest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 1566th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 49th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Thornton Dale & Wolds in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Thornton Dale & Wolds’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Thornton Dale & Wolds ward, the main local crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.