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Crime in BD23 2

How much crime is recorded in BD23 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
15,908 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BD23 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD23 2, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BD23 2National
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Shoplifting7.38.4
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% 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.

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