North Yorkshire Police/Crime in North Yorkshire Police

Crime in North Yorkshire Police

Recorded crime across North Yorkshire Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 825,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

4,282Crimes recorded

5.2Rate per 1,000

40 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

4,282

Crime rate per 1,000

5.2 per 1,000 people

National ranking

40 of 41 (33% below average)

Month-on-month

-5.4%

Year-on-year

-4.9% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (38.9%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20235,044 crimes

Mar 20235,686 crimes

+12.7% vs previous month

Apr 20235,457 crimes

-4.0% vs previous month

May 20235,930 crimes

+8.7% vs previous month

Jun 20235,639 crimes

-4.9% vs previous month

Jul 20235,851 crimes

+3.8% vs previous month

Aug 20235,819 crimes

-0.5% vs previous month

Sept 20235,704 crimes

-2.0% vs previous month

Oct 20235,493 crimes

-3.7% vs previous month

Nov 20235,007 crimes

-8.8% vs previous month

Dec 20234,675 crimes

-6.6% vs previous month

Jan 20244,679 crimes

+0.1% vs previous month

Feb 20244,672 crimes

-0.1% vs previous month

Mar 20245,296 crimes

+13.4% vs previous month

Apr 20245,303 crimes

+0.1% vs previous month

May 20245,571 crimes

+5.1% vs previous month

Jun 20245,447 crimes

-2.2% vs previous month

Jul 20245,737 crimes

+5.3% vs previous month

Aug 20245,580 crimes

-2.7% vs previous month

Sept 20245,140 crimes

-7.9% vs previous month

Oct 20245,414 crimes

+5.3% vs previous month

Nov 20244,783 crimes

-11.7% vs previous month

Dec 20244,634 crimes

-3.1% vs previous month

Jan 20254,502 crimes

-2.8% vs previous month

Feb 20254,378 crimes

-2.8% vs previous month

Mar 20255,249 crimes

+19.9% vs previous month

Apr 20255,447 crimes

+3.8% vs previous month

May 20255,642 crimes

+3.6% vs previous month

Jun 20255,487 crimes

-2.7% vs previous month

Jul 20255,885 crimes

+7.3% vs previous month

Aug 20255,618 crimes

-4.5% vs previous month

Sept 20255,148 crimes

-8.4% vs previous month

Oct 20255,129 crimes

-0.4% vs previous month

Nov 20254,896 crimes

-4.5% vs previous month

Dec 20254,527 crimes

-7.5% vs previous month

Jan 20264,282 crimes

-5.4% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
1,664 (38.9%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
918 (21.4%)
3
Shoplifting
385 (9.0%)
4
Criminal damage and arson
298 (7.0%)
5
Other theft
257 (6.0%)
6
Public order
211 (4.9%)
7
Burglary
146 (3.4%)
8
Drugs
134 (3.1%)
9
Vehicle crime
107 (2.5%)
10
Other crime
75 (1.8%)
11
Possession of weapons
36 (0.8%)
12
Bicycle theft
29 (0.7%)
13
Robbery
18 (0.4%)
14
Theft from person
4 (0.1%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	4,282	-5.4%	1,664	918	146	107	385	134	18	211
Dec 2025	4,527	-7.5%	1,817	913	162	109	350	122	28	215
Nov 2025	4,896	-4.5%	1,754	1,220	186	135	387	119	46	218
Oct 2025	5,129	-0.4%	1,710	1,386	184	118	402	140	30	261
Sept 2025	5,148	-8.4%	1,782	1,351	162	127	426	118	37	265
Aug 2025	5,618	-4.5%	1,706	1,679	187	161	447	178	47	297
Jul 2025	5,885	+7.3%	2,008	1,581	192	185	447	245	42	296
Jun 2025	5,487	-2.7%	1,898	1,508	166	125	446	135	36	282
May 2025	5,642	+3.6%	1,812	1,540	233	160	470	120	33	324
Apr 2025	5,447	+3.8%	1,751	1,494	175	160	490	145	44	288
Mar 2025	5,249	+19.9%	1,832	1,335	150	133	540	132	15	237
Feb 2025	4,378	-2.8%	1,536	1,013	131	116	402	136	11	180
Jan 2025	4,502	-2.8%	1,614	1,052	184	128	423	132	15	209
Dec 2024	4,634	-3.1%	1,662	1,121	182	112	420	100	10	217
Nov 2024	4,783	-11.7%	1,597	1,197	180	168	440	110	9	213
Oct 2024	5,414	+5.3%	1,749	1,337	228	203	499	133	19	251
Sept 2024	5,140	-7.9%	1,698	1,217	217	205	511	133	14	224
Aug 2024	5,580	-2.7%	1,819	1,516	170	147	547	106	21	290
Jul 2024	5,737	+5.3%	1,903	1,494	213	171	483	114	12	299
Jun 2024	5,447	-2.2%	1,785	1,428	225	151	436	116	23	316
May 2024	5,571	+5.1%	1,843	1,373	199	153	462	112	23	313
Apr 2024	5,303	+0.1%	1,827	1,218	213	152	505	110	19	260
Mar 2024	5,296	+13.4%	1,806	1,202	214	199	449	122	17	247
Feb 2024	4,672	-0.1%	1,574	1,062	173	161	397	139	26	228
Jan 2024	4,679	+0.1%	1,860	867	214	143	392	122	14	208
Dec 2023	4,675	-6.6%	1,821	881	170	157	390	121	17	222
Nov 2023	5,007	-8.8%	1,829	988	206	185	484	144	16	253
Oct 2023	5,493	-3.7%	1,906	1,135	268	168	443	159	21	333
Sept 2023	5,704	-2.0%	1,988	1,367	194	186	451	112	37	342
Aug 2023	5,819	-0.5%	1,805	1,566	218	220	421	122	19	327
Jul 2023	5,851	+3.8%	1,994	1,385	204	208	385	128	17	330
Jun 2023	5,639	-4.9%	1,820	1,558	176	189	404	95	15	359
May 2023	5,930	+8.7%	2,142	1,435	188	141	436	133	25	367
Apr 2023	5,457	-4.0%	1,834	1,357	178	155	386	125	18	339
Mar 2023	5,686	+12.7%	2,119	1,210	224	141	417	131	15	421
Feb 2023	5,044	—	1,755	1,121	199	153	388	100	19	326