Crime Rate in Wathvale & Bishop Monkton, ward

Wathvale & Bishop Monkton has the 17th lowest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 1042nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 25th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wathvale & Bishop Monkton in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wathvale & Bishop Monkton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wathvale & Bishop Monkton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Wren Drive, with 14 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hamilcar Close (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.