Total Crime Rate
252.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kirkgate area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Mid Craven , and the 81st 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 Kirkgate (BD24 9FN) in the last 12 months was 252.2 per 1,000 residents and was 495.0% higher than the Mid Craven average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirkgate (BD24 9FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bishopdale Court, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mid Craven| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishopdale Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
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