Postcode · Skipton
Crime in BD23 1DR
How much crime is recorded in BD23 1DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skipton South
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,223 (2024)
BD23 1DRSkipton
How safe is BD23 1DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD23 1DR area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BD23 1DRNational
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour28.410.7
Burglary9.39.1
Shoplifting6.48.4
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Public order5.54.6
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.