Postcode · Ripon
Crime in HG4 2BL
How much crime is recorded in HG4 2BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ripon North & West
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
How safe is HG4 2BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HG4 2BL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
HG4 2BLNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary5.49.1
Shoplifting4.18.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order3.24.6
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.