Crime

Crime in North Yorkshire by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

11,710crimes recordedJune to August 2026

+12%on the 3 months beforemore crime

Great Smeatonlowest rate0 per 1,000 a year

39.7middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Cayton (-36%), Eastfield (-21%) and Knaresborough (-6%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#				Most common
1	The Old TownYO11 · 7,406 residents	648.7	▲ 18%	anti-social behaviour
2	Scalby MillsYO12 · 1,684 residents	332.5	▲ 39%	violence
3	ScarboroughYO11 · 40,867 residents	233.9	▲ 16%	violence
4	Brough with St GilesDL9 · 1,948 residents	209.4	▲ 11%	violence
5	ThroxenbyYO12 · 2,978 residents	201.5	▲ 8%	violence
6	South CliffYO11 · 6,156 residents	176.7	▲ 52%	violence
7	Low HarrogateHG1 · 14,978 residents	172	▲ 34%	violence
8	High HarrogateHG1 · 11,385 residents	167.2	▲ 26%	violence
9	DuchyHG1 · 6,930 residents	162.8	▲ 36%	violence
10	EdgehillYO12 · 2,155 residents	144.8	▼ 18%	violence
11	FileyYO14 · 6,666 residents	133.2	▲ 26%	violence
12	WhitbyYO21 · 13,132 residents	130.1	0%	violence
13	SelbyYO8 · 22,906 residents	129.6	▲ 7%	violence
14	FalsgraveYO12 · 10,085 residents	126.1	▲ 1%	violence
15	CrossgatesYO12 · 5,283 residents	122.7	▲ 1%	violence
16	NewlandsYO12 · 7,506 residents	121	▲ 32%	violence
17	BarlbyYO8 · 3,497 residents	117.8	▲ 41%	anti-social behaviour
18	EastfieldYO11 · 8,795 residents	116	▼ 21%	violence
19	ByramWF11 · 1,810 residents	112.7	▲ 24%	violence
20	SowerbyYO7 · 5,304 residents	105.6	▲ 21%	violence
21	South MilfordLS25 · 2,793 residents	104.5	▲ 161%	violence
22	Middle DeepdaleYO11 · 4,599 residents	101.8	▲ 11%	violence
23	RichmondDL10 · 8,077 residents	100	▲ 49%	violence
24	RomanbyDL7 · 16,862 residents	99.4	▲ 2%	violence
25	BarrowcliffYO12 · 13,169 residents	91.1	▲ 12%	violence
26	NorthallertonDL7 · 19,316 residents	90.1	▲ 3%	violence
27	HarrogateHG1 · 61,962 residents	87.4	▲ 24%	violence
28	BoroughbridgeYO51 · 5,324 residents	84.9	▲ 12%	violence
29	HookstoneHG2 · 9,919 residents	81.9	▲ 28%	violence
30	ColburnDL9 · 8,732 residents	81.1	▲ 17%	violence
31	RiponHG4 · 16,591 residents	77.6	▲ 18%	violence
32	EasingwoldYO61 · 5,306 residents	76.9	▲ 62%	violence
33	ThirskYO7 · 11,682 residents	76	▲ 35%	violence
34	ScalbyYO13 · 4,562 residents	74.5	▲ 21%	violence
35	PickeringYO18 · 7,255 residents	74.4	▲ 22%	violence
36	NewbyYO12 · 9,466 residents	71.8	▲ 10%	violence
37	SkiptonBD23 · 17,303 residents	71.7	▲ 3%	violence
38	StokesleyTS9 · 5,713 residents	71.4	▲ 12%	anti-social behaviour
39	TadcasterLS24 · 7,512 residents	70.3	▲ 83%	violence
40	Great AytonTS9 · 4,817 residents	68.9	▼ 38%	anti-social behaviour
41	CrosshillsBD20 · 11,984 residents	67.4	▲ 10%	violence
42	MaltonYO17 · 14,505 residents	65.9	▲ 40%	violence
43	OsgodbyYO11 · 6,215 residents	65.6	▼ 4%	violence
44	Norton-on-DerwentYO17 · 14,505 residents	65.1	▲ 45%	violence
45	BiltonHG1 · 14,124 residents	64.6	▲ 27%	anti-social behaviour
46	KnaresboroughHG5 · 20,366 residents	63.6	▼ 6%	violence
47	CaytonYO11 · 6,526 residents	63.1	▼ 36%	violence
48	Leeming BarDL7 · 2,053 residents	62.3	▼ 27%	violence
49	StarbeckHG2 · 13,629 residents	62.2	▼ 5%	violence
50	GrassingtonBD23 · 1,528 residents	60.2	–	anti-social behaviour
51	Catterick GarrisonDL9 · 14,085 residents	58.5	▲ 16%	violence
52	HunmanbyYO14 · 4,885 residents	58.1	▲ 39%	violence
53	Sherburn in ElmetLS25 · 11,362 residents	58.1	▲ 20%	violence
54	BrothertonWF11 · 3,507 residents	57	▲ 22%	violence
55	Thorpe WilloughbyYO8 · 4,170 residents	55.6	▲ 41%	anti-social behaviour
56	KirkbymoorsideYO62 · 3,507 residents	54.7	▼ 11%	violence
57	Sutton-in-CravenBD20 · 6,546 residents	52.6	▲ 21%	violence
58	SandybedYO12 · 5,683 residents	52.1	▼ 20%	violence
59	CalcuttHG5 · 6,779 residents	50.7	▼ 4%	anti-social behaviour
60	OatlandsHG2 · 4,454 residents	50.3	▼ 8%	violence
61	BedaleDL8 · 5,047 residents	49.1	▼ 3%	violence
62	GlusburnBD20 · 8,125 residents	48.7	▲ 6%	violence
63	AldboroughYO51 · 3,405 residents	48.2	▼ 15%	anti-social behaviour
64	JennyfieldHG3 · 8,935 residents	47.5	▲ 28%	violence
65	BromptonDL6 · 2,454 residents	47.3	▲ 7%	violence
66	CononleyBD20 · 1,980 residents	42.4	–	violence
67	Thornton-le-DaleYO18 · 1,742 residents	41.3	▼ 5%	anti-social behaviour
68	CowlingBD22 · 2,458 residents	40.7	▲ 92%	violence
69	Pateley BridgeHG3 · 2,601 residents	40	▲ 44%	violence
70	PannalHG3 · 10,874 residents	39.7	▲ 5%	violence
71	CatterickDL10 · 2,717 residents	38.3	▲ 37%	violence
72	AiskewDL8 · 5,047 residents	38	▼ 2%	violence
73	SeamerYO12 · 3,353 residents	37	▲ 7%	violence
74	Church FentonLS24 · 1,946 residents	37	▼ 31%	anti-social behaviour
75	KellingtonDN14 · 1,770 residents	36.2	–	violence
76	EggboroughDN14 · 4,197 residents	35.3	▼ 30%	anti-social behaviour
77	Old MaltonYO17 · 3,487 residents	34.4	▲ 3%	violence
78	HemingbroughYO8 · 1,991 residents	34.2	▼ 29%	violence
79	SpofforthHG3 · 1,542 residents	33.7	–	anti-social behaviour
80	TockwithYO26 · 1,788 residents	33.6	▼ 44%	violence
81	LeyburnDL8 · 2,786 residents	31.6	▲ 16%	violence
82	BraytonYO8 · 6,344 residents	31.5	▲ 9%	violence
83	EmbsayBD23 · 1,915 residents	31.3	–	violence
84	RuswarpYO21 · 1,583 residents	30.3	▼ 29%	violence
85	Monk FrystonLS25 · 1,717 residents	30.3	▲ 18%	violence
86	High BenthamLA2 · 3,607 residents	29.9	▲ 50%	violence
87	Great BroughtonTS9 · 1,629 residents	29.5	–	anti-social behaviour
88	Jubilee ParkHG3 · 2,887 residents	29.1	▼ 9%	violence
89	Harlow HillHG2 · 10,080 residents	28.6	▼ 16%	violence
90	East AytonYO13 · 3,393 residents	28.3	▲ 33%	violence
91	IngletonLA6 · 2,454 residents	27.7	▼ 39%	violence
92	BurnistonYO13 · 2,184 residents	27.5	▼ 37%	violence
93	West AytonYO13 · 3,393 residents	27.1	▲ 53%	violence
94	RossettHG2 · 8,172 residents	26.9	▲ 6%	violence
95	CamblesforthYO8 · 2,689 residents	26.8	▼ 14%	criminal damage
96	Green HammertonYO26 · 2,421 residents	26.4	▲ 60%	violence
97	Kirk DeightonLS22 · 2,751 residents	26.2	▼ 31%	violence
98	RillingtonYO17 · 1,843 residents	26	▼ 29%	violence
99	AmotherbyYO17 · 1,901 residents	25.2	–	violence
100	SettleBD24 · 5,627 residents	24.9	▼ 3%	violence
101	HellifieldBD23 · 2,252 residents	24.9	▲ 17%	violence
102	GiggleswickBD24 · 5,627 residents	24.2	▼ 11%	violence
103	SherburnYO17 · 2,034 residents	23.6	–	violence
104	RiccallYO19 · 1,761 residents	22.7	–	violence
105	StillingtonYO61 · 1,952 residents	22.5	–	violence
106	HambletonYO8 · 2,187 residents	21.9	▼ 25%	anti-social behaviour
107	Low BenthamLA2 · 1,906 residents	21	–	violence
108	Robin Hood's BayYO22 · 1,947 residents	20.5	▼ 9%	anti-social behaviour
109	FylingthorpeYO22 · 1,947 residents	20.5	0%	anti-social behaviour
110	DishforthYO7 · 1,702 residents	18.8	–	violence
111	CarltonDN14 · 1,755 residents	18.2	▼ 43%	anti-social behaviour
112	EskdalesideYO22 · 2,821 residents	17	▼ 8%	violence
113	SleightsYO22 · 2,821 residents	14.2	▼ 33%	violence
114	LangcliffeBD24 · 2,055 residents	11.7	–	violence
115	Morton-on-SwaleDL7 · 1,865 residents	10.7	▼ 58%	violence
116	Ainderby SteepleDL7 · 1,865 residents	10.7	▼ 58%	violence
117	WistowYO8 · 1,556 residents	10.3	–	theft
118	Appleton RoebuckYO23 · 1,968 residents	10.2	–	violence
119	North DuffieldYO8 · 1,971 residents	10.1	–	violence
120	Hutton RudbyTS15 · 2,366 residents	10.1	–	anti-social behaviour
121	BirstwithHG3 · 1,649 residents	9.7	–	violence
122	OsmotherleyDL6 · 1,721 residents	9.3	▼ 67%	criminal damage
123	Kirkby MalzeardHG4 · 1,788 residents	8.9	–	violence
124	ScortonDL10 · 1,650 residents	7.3	–	violence
125	Sheriff HuttonYO60 · 1,762 residents	6.8	–	violence
126	South OtteringtonDL7 · 1,804 residents	6.7	–	violence
127	Newby WiskeDL7 · 1,804 residents	6.7	–	violence
128	Marton-cum-GraftonYO51 · 1,818 residents	6.6	–	anti-social behaviour
129	Low BradleyBD20 · 1,907 residents	6.3	–	bike theft
130	AmpleforthYO62 · 1,981 residents	6.1	–	criminal damage
131	Carleton-in-CravenBD23 · 1,956 residents	6.1	▼ 70%	violence
132	HubyYO61 · 2,047 residents	5.9	–	violence
133	Newton-on-OuseYO30 · 2,204 residents	5.4	–	theft
134	CliffeYO8 · 2,208 residents	5.4	–	anti-social behaviour
135	SlingsbyYO62 · 1,700 residents	4.7	–	criminal damage
136	SwainbyDL6 · 1,732 residents	4.6	–	vehicle crime
137	TollertonYO61 · 2,094 residents	1.9	–	theft
138	DanbyYO21 · 1,887 residents	0	–
139	Great SmeatonDL6 · 1,704 residents	0	–

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

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Questions people ask

Which areas of North Yorkshire have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Great Smeaton, Danby, Tollerton, Swainby and Slingsby.

Which areas of North Yorkshire have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in The Old Town, Scalby Mills, Scarborough, Brough with St Giles and Throxenby.

Is crime going up or down in North Yorkshire?

Across North Yorkshire, 11,710 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 12% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.