Total Crime Rate

520.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 520.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.9 9/10
  • Public order 37.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swadford Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 2,067 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 1QZ) in the last 12 months was 520.1 per 1,000 residents and was 846.0% higher than the Skipton East & South average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 195.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swadford Street (BD23 1QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Swadford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Mill Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside —
Apr 2026Public order Thanets Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanets Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hallam'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coach Street Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach Street Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swadford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carleton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swadford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Court Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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