Postcode district · Tadcaster
Crime in LS24
How much crime is recorded in LS24, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 21,190 (2024)
LS24Postcode district · Tadcaster
How safe is LS24
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS24, 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
38
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).
LS24National
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Burglary8.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime2.61.5
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.