Total Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Otley Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 203rd 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 Otley Road (BD23 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 11.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
In the area around Otley Road (BD23 1HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunmoor Court, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shortbank Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Skipton East & South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunmoor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunmoor Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunmoor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunmoor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunmoor Court | Under investigation |
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