Postcode district · Settle
Crime in BD24
How much crime is recorded in BD24, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 8,758 (2024)
BD24Postcode district · Settle
How safe is BD24
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD24, 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
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
BD24National
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Burglary4.49.1
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Shoplifting1.48.4
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.