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Overview of Craven crime rate

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Craven, situated within a region of low crime, is ranked 21st among 25 comparable areas. The year 2023 saw 2,972 reported incidents of crime against a population of 56,927, equating to a crime rate of 52.21 per 1,000 people. This represents a notable decrease of 10.8% from the previous year, suggesting an effective stride towards reducing crime.

Dominant crime categories in Craven include Violence and sexual offences (38.1%), Anti-social behaviour (18.6%), and Other theft (8.9%). The least prevalent crimes are bicycle theft, theft from the person, and robbery, each accounting for under 0.5% of total incidents.

Craven is comprised of 9 wards, with Skipton West & West Craven (95.6), Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby (70.3), and Skipton East & South (58.9) experiencing the highest crime rates. The safest wards are Aire Valley (39.1), Bentham & Ingleton (37.2), and Wharfedale (Craven) (26.9).

Reviewing Postcode districts within Craven, BB18 (120.9), BD22 (112.8), and BB8 (87.9) show higher crime rates, whereas HG3 (41.4), LA2 (36.6), and LA6 (32.9) are significantly safer.

In Craven, there was a significant rise in Anti-social behaviour by 14.75% in 2020, with slight increases in Other theft by 1.53% and Violence and sexual offences by 2.44% in 2022. However, there was a marked decrease in Anti-social behaviour in the following years, with reductions of 6.53% in 2021, 10.26% in 2022, and 3.16% in 2023. Burglary also saw declines of 1.88% in 2020 and 1.84% in 2021.

Craven crime incidents by crime type

A total of 2972 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 1131 (38.1)%
Anti-social behaviour – 552 (18.6)%
Other theft – 265 (8.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 228 (7.7)%
Burglary – 222 (7.5)%
Public order – 209 (7.0)%
Shoplifting – 100 (3.4)%
Vehicle crime – 97 (3.3)%
Drugs – 61 (2.1)%
Other crime – 58 (2.0)%
Possession of weapons – 14 (0.5)%
Bicycle theft – 13 (0.4)%
Theft from the person – 12 (0.4)%
Robbery – 10 (0.3)%

How does Craven compare against nearby areas ?

Craven ranks 21st when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Craven is compared against

Crime rates in Craven wards

There are 9 wards within Craven. Skipton West & West Craven, Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby, Skipton East & South has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 9 wards from high crime rate to low.