Postcode district · Skipton
Crime in BD23
How much crime is recorded in BD23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 43,153 (2024)
BD23Postcode district · Skipton
How safe is BD23
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD23, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.2
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).
BD23National
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary5.39.1
Shoplifting4.48.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.