Crime Rate in Weaponness & Ramshill, ward

Weaponness & Ramshill has the 9th highest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 1262nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 118th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Weaponness & Ramshill in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% higher than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Weaponness & Ramshill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 311 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -9.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 379 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Weaponness & Ramshill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near St Martin'S Place. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.