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Crime in YO11 3

How much crime is recorded in YO11 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
22,504 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO11 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO11 3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
44.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences40.023.6
Anti-social behaviour30.410.7
Shoplifting15.38.4
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Burglary6.19.1
Public order5.54.6
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs3.32.4
Theft from the person2.02.1
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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