Total Crime Rate
48.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mewith area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bentham & Ingleton , and the 857th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mewith (LA2 7AX) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher than the Bentham & Ingleton average (31.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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