Postcode · Skipton
Crime in BD23 2QT
How much crime is recorded in BD23 2QT, 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
- 1,678 (2024)
BD23 2QTSkipton
How safe is BD23 2QT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD23 2QT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2QTNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Shoplifting5.38.4
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.