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Crime in YO12 5

How much crime is recorded in YO12 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
19,453 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO12 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO12 5, 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
41.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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).

YO12 5National
Violence and sexual offences37.323.6
Anti-social behaviour28.810.7
Shoplifting20.68.4
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Public order6.94.6
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs4.12.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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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