Total Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Skipton Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 894th 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 Skipton Road (HG1 4LF) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Bilton & Nidd Gorge average (54.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skipton Road (HG1 4LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Edward'S Drive, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cecil Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Skipton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skipton Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albany Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albany Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skipton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dragon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Skipton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skipton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Back Elmwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Elmwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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