Crime Rates at Heather View, Skipton, BD23 2SD

Heather View area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Skipton East & South , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heather View (BD23 2SD) in the last 12 months was 273.7 per 1,000 residents and was 379.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather View (BD23 2SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crook Rise View, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whinny Gill Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.