Crime Rates at Low Skellgate, Ripon, HG4 1BG

Low Skellgate area has the 14th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Ripon Minster & Moorside , and the 702nd highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Low Skellgate (HG4 1BG) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Ripon Minster & Moorside average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Skellgate (HG4 1BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.