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Crime in LA6 3

How much crime is recorded in LA6 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
5,632 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA6 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA6 3, 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
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).

LA6 3National
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.11.5
Public order0.94.6
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

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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