Crime Rates at Rectory Lane, Skipton, BD23 1ER

Rectory Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 809th lowest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Lane (BD23 1ER) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Skipton East & South average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Lane (BD23 1ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.