Postcode · Bedale
Crime in DL8 2HY
How much crime is recorded in DL8 2HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leeming, Pickhill & Thornton
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,822 (2024)
DL8 2HYBedale
How safe is DL8 2HY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL8 2HY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
11
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).
DL8 2HYNational
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Burglary4.29.1
Other theft1.64.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Public order0.24.6
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.