Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Firth Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 286th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firth Street (BD23 2PT) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 97.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firth Street (BD23 2PT), the main crime hotspot is near Rombalds Way. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lambert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambert Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Romille Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sharphaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rombalds Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rombalds Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southfield Terrace —
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Data Sources

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