Hambleton crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Hambleton crime rate

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With a low crime rating, Hambleton stands 22nd among 25 neighboring districts in crime frequency. The district reported 5,954 incidents in 2023, from a population of 90,690, leading to a crime rate of 65.65 per 1,000 people, a slight rise of 1.99% from the previous year.

The most frequent crimes in Hambleton are Violence and sexual offences (35.2%), Anti-social behaviour (23.1%), and Criminal damage and arson (9.6%), with bicycle theft, robbery, and theft from the person occurring least often.

Among its 14 wards, Northallerton South (172.2), Northallerton North & Brompton (117.4), and Thirsk (88.1) face the highest crime rates, while Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske, Hillside & Raskelf, and Huby & Tollerton are the most secure.

In terms of postcode districts overlapping with Hambleton, YO1 (165.8), TS8 (162.1), and YO30 (150.4) are the highest in crime rates, as opposed to DL10, YO60, and DL8 which are the safest.

In Hambleton, there was an initial rise in Anti-social behaviour and Violence and sexual offences in 2020 and 2021, with violence and sexual offences continuing to rise slightly into 2022. However, there has been a notable decrease in anti-social behaviour from 2021 through 2023, indicating a shift towards lower levels of certain types of crime over the period.

Hambleton crime incidents by crime type

A total of 5954 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 2096 (35.2)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1373 (23.1)%
Criminal damage and arson – 569 (9.6)%
Other theft – 460 (7.7)%
Shoplifting – 362 (6.1)%
Public order – 338 (5.7)%
Burglary – 241 (4.0)%
Vehicle crime – 191 (3.2)%
Other crime – 128 (2.1)%
Drugs – 110 (1.8)%
Possession of weapons – 34 (0.6)%
Bicycle theft – 33 (0.6)%
Robbery – 12 (0.2)%
Theft from the person – 7 (0.1)%

How does Hambleton compare against nearby areas ?

Hambleton 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):

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Crime rates in Hambleton wards

There are 14 wards within Hambleton. Northallerton South, Northallerton North & Brompton, Thirsk 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 14 wards from high crime rate to low.