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Crime in HG2 8

How much crime is recorded in HG2 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
15,699 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HG2 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in HG2 8, 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
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).

HG2 8National
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Shoplifting4.88.4
Public order2.14.6
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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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