Crime Rates at Leyburn Road, Crakehall, Bedale, DL8 1HR

Leyburn Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Aiskew & Leeming , and the 697th lowest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leyburn Road (DL8 1HR) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the Aiskew & Leeming average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyburn Road (DL8 1HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorfields (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.