Total Crime
61,063
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: March 2026
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YoY Change
-0.4%
61,329 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-6.4%
13,545 vs 14,478
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 0.4% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 3.1%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 2.7%
•
Drugs ↑ 19.1%
Offset by
•
Shoplifting ↓ 10.9%
•
Other theft ↓ 7.8%
•
Bicycle theft ↓ 25.9%
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 · 35.0%
|
21,375 |
+3.1%
vs +1.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
15,502 |
+2.7%
vs -0.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Shoplifting
|
5,043 |
-10.9%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
4,656 |
-2.2%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
3,152 |
-7.8%
vs -6.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
3,143 |
+4.9%
vs -4.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Burglary
|
2,067 |
-9.6%
vs -9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
1,693 |
+19.1%
vs +12.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Vehicle crime
|
1,583 |
-13.6%
vs -11.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
1,004 |
-17.8%
vs -3.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
760 |
-25.9%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Possession of weapons
|
516 |
+5.7%
vs +6.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
418 |
+120.0%
vs +9.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
151 |
-21.4%
vs -20.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |