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Crime in YO26 8

How much crime is recorded in YO26 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
9,287 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO26 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO26 8, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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).

YO26 8National
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Burglary4.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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