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Recorded crime rate in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire · Community Safety Partnership · financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)

What is the recorded crime rate in North Yorkshire and how does it compare with other areas?

North Yorkshire (North Yorkshire) recorded 86.0 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) — 42% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000, ranking 281 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships. Gera Local Crime Index: 98/100. Source: Home Office CSP open data, published 23 April 2026.

Proprietary metric:Gera Local Crime Index·As of financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) · updated annually (last: )
98/ 100

Gera Local Crime Index — North Yorkshire

Rank 281 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships · 86.0 offences / 1,000 residents

42% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 / 1,000

These are neutral official statistics. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and the area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending. They do not measure how “dangerous” a place is and imply nothing about its residents.
Recorded crime / 1,000
86.0
Total recorded offences
53,430
vs CSP average
-42%
Gera Local Crime Index
98 /100
National rank
#281 of 310
Population (ONS 2023)
621k

Offence breakdown — North Yorkshire

Rate per 1,000 residents, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025).

Recorded crime offence breakdown for North Yorkshire, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)
Offence groupRate / 1,000
Violence against the person36.0
Theft offences23.8
Criminal damage and arson9.3
Public order offences5.9
Drug offences3.0
Robbery0.4

Note: fraud is recorded centrally (not by area) and is excluded from all figures. Sexual offences and miscellaneous crimes against society are included in the total but not shown individually to preserve data sensitivity.

Compare North Yorkshire with other areas

Sort all 310 CSPs by offence type — or filter to North Yorkshire areas only.

Showing top 2 areas · Total crime rate per 1,000 residents · financial year 2024/25 (Apr 2024–Mar 2025) · Home Office CSP open data, OGL v3.0

Area (CSP)Police forceTotal / 1,000Rank
City of YorkNorth Yorkshire118.3187
North Yorkshire(this page)North Yorkshire86.0281

Rates are per 1,000 resident population. These are neutral official statistics — recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population, not how safe a place is.

North Yorkshire crime — frequently asked questions

What is the recorded crime rate in North Yorkshire?
North Yorkshire recorded 86.0 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (53,430 recorded offences across a population of 621,000), according to official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics at Community Safety Partnership level.
How does North Yorkshire's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?
North Yorkshire ranks 281 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 86.0 per 1,000 is 42% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.
What is the Gera Local Crime Index for North Yorkshire?
North Yorkshire scores 98/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.
What is the violence against the person rate in North Yorkshire?
Police recorded 36.0 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in North Yorkshire in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.
What is the theft offence rate in North Yorkshire?
There were 23.8 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in North Yorkshire in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.
Which police force covers North Yorkshire?
North Yorkshire falls within the North Yorkshire police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by North Yorkshire at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.
Where does this North Yorkshire crime data come from?
These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Also see: North Yorkshire police force area crime rate (PFA level) and the Gera Liveability Index.

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Reference period: financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (population: ONS mid-2023 local authority estimates). Source: Home Office — Police recorded crime by Community Safety Partnership (CSP) + ONS mid-2023 local authority population estimates. Contains Home Office and Office for National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Recorded-crime rates are official statistics presented as neutral context only and must not be used to characterise or stigmatise any area or its residents. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gera Local Crime Index methodology at /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.