Postcode · Skipton
Crime in BD23 1LS
How much crime is recorded in BD23 1LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,854 (2024)
BD23 1LSSkipton
How safe is BD23 1LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD23 1LS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 1LSNational
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Burglary5.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Public order0.84.6
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.