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Crime in BD23 9

How much crime is recorded in BD23 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
1,223 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BD23 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD23 9, above 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
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour28.410.7
Burglary9.39.1
Shoplifting6.48.4
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Public order5.54.6
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 34% 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.

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