Total Crime Rate
552.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chapel Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 28th 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 Chapel Hill (BD23 1UH) in the last 12 months was 552.3 per 1,000 residents and was 866.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 190.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Hill (BD23 1UH), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Bridge. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Skipton East & South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coach Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kendals Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kendals Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kendals Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hallam'S Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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