Postcode · Skipton
Crime in BD23 2SQ
How much crime is recorded in BD23 2SQ, 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
- 1,172 (2024)
BD23 2SQSkipton
How safe is BD23 2SQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD23 2SQ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 2SQNational
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Burglary8.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order4.54.6
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.