Total Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Grove area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Grove (BD23 2LB) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around The Grove (BD23 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Whinny Gill Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensleydale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sunmoor Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensleydale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensleydale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensleydale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensleydale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldersley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hillside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sunmoor Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sunmoor Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Whinny Gill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinny Gill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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