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Crime in LS21 2

How much crime is recorded in LS21 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
11,257 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LS21 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS21 2, 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).

LS21 2National
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary10.79.1
Shoplifting7.98.4
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

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.

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