Total Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 148.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Masham & Fountains , and the 181st highest crime rate of 2,067 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 This (LS21 2NP) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 461.8% higher than the Masham & Fountains average (26.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in LS21 2NP area

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