Postcode · Skipton
Crime in BD23 5QQ
How much crime is recorded in BD23 5QQ, 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
- 1,781 (2024)
BD23 5QQSkipton
How safe is BD23 5QQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD23 5QQ 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
8.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 5QQNational
Burglary7.59.1
Violence and sexual offences6.123.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.24.6
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime0.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.