Postcode · Skipton
Crime in BD23 1TW
How much crime is recorded in BD23 1TW, 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
- 1,454 (2024)
BD23 1TWSkipton
How safe is BD23 1TW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD23 1TW area, broadly in line with 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
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 1TWNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary5.49.1
Drugs4.92.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.