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Crime in YO8 5

How much crime is recorded in YO8 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
10,362 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO8 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO8 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).

YO8 5National
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Burglary4.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.04.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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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