Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ruskin Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 824th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruskin Avenue (BD23 1SL) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (BD23 1SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Midland Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Midland Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Sawley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Midland Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Engine Shed Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broughton Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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