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Crime in YO18 8

How much crime is recorded in YO18 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
12,136 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO18 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO18 8, 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
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).

YO18 8National
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order2.14.6
Other theft2.04.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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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