Total Crime
60,795
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / North Yorkshire Police
North Yorkshire Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in North Yorkshire Police.
Latest month: April 2026
Back to national dashboard
YoY Change
-1.1%
61,468 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+5.8%
14,430 vs 13,635
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 1.1% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 4.0%
•
Drugs ↑ 15.0%
•
Robbery ↑ 91.2%
Offset by
•
Shoplifting ↓ 10.8%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 17.9%
•
Bicycle theft ↓ 29.8%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
North Yorkshire Police monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 35.4%
|
21,499 |
+4.0%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
1,676 |
+15.0%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
413 |
+91.2%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
3,163 |
+4.6%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
528 |
+5.6%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
159 |
-14.1%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
4,643 |
-1.8%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
15,242 |
-0.8%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Other crime
|
1,014 |
-15.2%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
2,045 |
-9.0%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
3,152 |
-6.6%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
715 |
-29.8%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
1,511 |
-17.9%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
5,035 |
-10.8%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |