Postcode district · Northallerton
Crime in DL7
How much crime is recorded in DL7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 27,278 (2024)
How safe is DL7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in DL7, well below 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
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DL7National
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.34.6
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.