Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 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 66.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sharphaw Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 582nd 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 Sharphaw Avenue (BD23 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharphaw Avenue (BD23 2QJ), 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 Sharphaw Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cawder Mews Under investigation
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 Rombalds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rombalds Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cawder Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cawder Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cawder Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinhaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pinhaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Rombalds Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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