Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 117.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wharfe Bank area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton , and the 263rd 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 Wharfe Bank (LS24 9AY) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 241.8% higher than the Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharfe Bank (LS24 9AY), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharfe Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A659 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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