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Crime in YO22 4

How much crime is recorded in YO22 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
6,483 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO22 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO22 4, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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).

YO22 4National
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Shoplifting10.48.4
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.44.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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