Crime Rates at Burnside Avenue, Skipton, BD23 2BN

Burnside Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 916th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Burnside Avenue (BD23 2BN) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnside Avenue (BD23 2BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carletonside Fold (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.