Crime Rates at Swadford Street, Skipton, BD23 1QY

Swadford Street area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 8th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swadford Street (BD23 1QY) in the last 12 months was 1026.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1697.3% higher than the Skipton East & South average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 473.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swadford Street (BD23 1QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swadford Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.