Total Crime
61,319
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: January 2026
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YoY Change
-0.6%
61,689 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-13.7%
13,635 vs 15,797
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 0.6% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 5.0%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 1.9%
•
Drugs ↑ 21.3%
Offset by
•
Other theft ↓ 11.9%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 7.0%
•
Burglary ↓ 13.7%
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 · 34.5%
|
21,176 |
+1.9%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
15,754 |
+5.0%
vs +0.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Shoplifting
|
5,175 |
-7.0%
vs -3.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
4,614 |
-5.1%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
3,143 |
-11.9%
vs -8.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
3,064 |
+0.5%
vs -4.4% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Burglary
|
2,064 |
-13.7%
vs -10.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
1,712 |
+21.3%
vs +16.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Vehicle crime
|
1,630 |
-16.2%
vs -13.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
1,114 |
-4.6%
vs +0.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
817 |
-21.4%
vs -12.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Possession of weapons
|
518 |
+7.0%
vs +4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
386 |
+86.5%
vs +5.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
152 |
-25.5%
vs -18.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |