Total Crime Rate

1339.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

580.4 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 1339.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 580.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 500.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 473.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.2 9/10
  • Public order 71.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.6 10/10
  • Other theft 44.6 10/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.9 10/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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

Hirds Yard area has the highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 4th 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 Hirds Yard (BD23 2AF) in the last 12 months was 1339.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2336.0% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 580.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hirds Yard (BD23 2AF), 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 Hirds Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach Street Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swadford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swadford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belmont Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephens Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendals Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside —
Apr 2026Public order Coach Street Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swadford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thanets Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanets Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brookside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside 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 Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hallam'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carleton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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