Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 43.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shortbank Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 927th highest 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 Shortbank Road (BD23 2LH) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shortbank Road (BD23 2LH), 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.

Crime Over Time in Shortbank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hillside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldersley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinny Gill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Whinny Gill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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