Postcode · Skipton
Crime in BD23 1ED
How much crime is recorded in BD23 1ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skipton Town & East
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,988 (2024)
BD23 1EDSkipton
How safe is BD23 1ED
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD23 1ED area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 1EDNational
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Shoplifting14.98.4
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Burglary7.19.1
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.44.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.