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Crime in YO61 3

How much crime is recorded in YO61 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
13,949 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO61 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO61 3, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).

YO61 3National
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.24.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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