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Crime in HG1 5

How much crime is recorded in HG1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
13,579 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HG1 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in HG1 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

HG1 5National
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Shoplifting8.58.4
Burglary7.79.1
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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