City · North Yorkshire
Crime in Ripon
How much crime is recorded in Ripon, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 17,248 (2024)
RiponCity · North Yorkshire
How safe is Ripon
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in Ripon, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
RiponNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Shoplifting6.38.4
Burglary4.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.