Total Crime Rate
56.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Counting House Mews area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 711th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Counting House Mews (BD23 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Counting House Mews (BD23 1RJ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coach Street Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belmont Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephens Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coach Street Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thanets Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thanets Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hallam'S Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carleton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swadford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swadford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swadford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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