Postcode · Bedale
Crime in DL8 5JS
How much crime is recorded in DL8 5JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leyburn, Middleham & Tunstall
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,456 (2024)
DL8 5JSBedale
How safe is DL8 5JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL8 5JS 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
7.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 5JSNational
Violence and sexual offences5.323.6
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft1.24.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Public order0.94.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.