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Crime in YO11 2

How much crime is recorded in YO11 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
11,088 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO11 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 82.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO11 2, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
82.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
239
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).

YO11 2National
Violence and sexual offences73.823.6
Anti-social behaviour73.110.7
Shoplifting44.28.4
Criminal damage and arson14.34.7
Public order12.94.6
Burglary11.39.1
Other theft9.04.5
Drugs7.72.4
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime2.01.5
Theft from the person1.62.1
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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