Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Roughaw Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 445th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Roughaw Road (BD23 2PY) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roughaw Road (BD23 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Rombalds Way. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Roughaw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rombalds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharphaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharphaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharphaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharphaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pinhaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rombalds Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rombalds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rombalds Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinhaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rombalds Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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