Richmondshire crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Richmondshire crime rate

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Richmondshire’s crime level is categorized as low.

Positioned 22nd amongst 25 neighboring boroughs in terms of crime rate, Richmondshire reported 2,768 incidents in 2023. With a population of 49,776, the district sees a crime rate of 55.61 per 1,000 people. This reflects a 14.9% decrease in crime compared to the previous year, highlighting a positive trend in safety.

The predominant types of crime in Richmondshire include Violence and sexual offences (40.3%), Anti-social behaviour (21.4%), and Criminal damage and arson (9.4%). Conversely, the least frequent offenses are Bicycle theft (0.4%), Theft from the person (0.2%), and Robbery (0.1%).

Among Richmondshire’s 7 wards, those experiencing higher crime rates include Hipswell & Colburn (83.6), Richmond (Richmondshire) (76.7), North Richmondshire (49.8). In contrast, the safest wards are Leyburn & Middleham (36.4), Scotton & Lower Wensleydale (36.3), Upper Dales (35.2).

Focusing on postcode districts within Richmondshire, DL6 (100.0), DL2 (77.8), and DL9 (72.0) exhibit higher crime rates. The most secure areas, based on postcode districts, are DL8 (49.3), DL11 (44.0), LA10 (33.2).

In Richmondshire, there was an increase in Anti-social behaviour by 11.19% in 2020, Other theft by 1.61% in 2022, and Violence and sexual offences by 2.74% in 2021 and 4.6% in 2022. However, there was a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 1.57% in 2021, 9.24% in 2022, and 4.42% in 2023, Public order crimes by 1.79% in 2023, and Violence and sexual offences by 1.89% in 2020 and 3.58% in 2023.

Richmondshire crime incidents by crime type

A total of 2768 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 1116 (40.3)%
Anti-social behaviour – 593 (21.4)%
Criminal damage and arson – 260 (9.4)%
Other theft – 210 (7.6)%
Public order – 150 (5.4)%
Shoplifting – 115 (4.2)%
Burglary – 107 (3.9)%
Vehicle crime – 83 (3.0)%
Other crime – 61 (2.2)%
Drugs – 42 (1.5)%
Possession of weapons – 12 (0.4)%
Bicycle theft – 10 (0.4)%
Theft from the person – 6 (0.2)%
Robbery – 3 (0.1)%

How does Richmondshire compare against nearby areas ?

Richmondshire ranks 22nd 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 Richmondshire is compared against

Crime rates in Richmondshire wards

There are 7 wards within Richmondshire. Hipswell & Colburn, Richmond (Richmondshire), North Richmondshire 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 7 wards from high crime rate to low.