Ripon is among the top 10 safest small towns in North Yorkshire, and is the 80th most dangerous overall out of North Yorkshire's 699 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Ripon in 2021 was 54 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to North Yorkshire's overall crime rate, coming in 41% lower than the North Yorkshire rate of 76 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Ripon is the 385th safest small town, and the 2,842nd most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In June 2021, Ripon was the worst small town in North Yorkshire for burglary, with 11 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.67 per 1,000 inhabitants. March 2021 was also a bad month for Ripon residents, when it was North Yorkshire's most dangerous small town for possession of weapons, recording 3 crimes at a rate of 0.18 per 1,000 residents. Ripon recorded 1 report of robbery during December 2021, making its crime rate of 0.06 the worst small town for robbery in North Yorkshire that month.
The most common crimes in Ripon are violence and sexual offences, with 411 offences during 2021, giving a crime rate of 25. This is 19% higher than 2020's figure of 334 offences and a difference of 4.69 from 2020's crime rate of 20. Ripon's least common crime is theft from the person, with 3 offences recorded in 2021, a decrease of 67% from 2020's figure of 5 crimes.
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Small Towns, North Yorkshire
80% lower, regional crime rate
Yorkshire and The Humber
42% lower, national crime rate
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As of 2022, the crime rate in Ripon is 80% lower than Yorkshire and The Humber and 42% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
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Incidents mapped in Ripon represent the time frame between May 2019 and April 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 02 Jun, 2022
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| Year | Crime Rate per 1,000 people | Total Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | 883 |
| 2020 | 47 | 777 |
| 2019 | 58 | 950 |
| 2018 | 49 | 802 |
| 2017 | 54 | 887 |
| 2016 | 52 | 849 |
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| Ripon | North Yorkshire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | Count | Rate | Count | Rate | Rate Difference |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 593 | 36.15 | 39,797 | 34.12 | 6% more dangerous |
| Bicycle Theft | 6 | 0.37 | 1,337 | 1.15 | 211% safer |
| Burglary | 42 | 2.56 | 4,488 | 3.85 | 50% safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 137 | 8.35 | 11,640 | 9.98 | 20% safer |
| Drugs | 27 | 1.65 | 3,042 | 2.61 | 58% safer |
| Other Crime | 14 | 0.85 | 1,923 | 1.65 | 94% safer |
| Other Theft | 69 | 4.21 | 6,146 | 5.27 | 25% safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 6 | 0.37 | 680 | 0.58 | 57% safer |
| Public Order | 73 | 4.45 | 9,339 | 8.01 | 80% safer |
| Robbery | 10 | 0.61 | 713 | 0.61 | 0% safer |
| Shoplifting | 62 | 3.78 | 5,902 | 5.06 | 34% safer |
| Theft From the Person | 3 | 0.18 | 428 | 0.37 | 106% safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 23 | 1.40 | 3,524 | 3.02 | 116% safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 411 | 25.05 | 39,120 | 33.54 | 34% safer |
| Small Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingleby Barwick | 841 | 37.39 | 44% safer |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 308 | 39.22 | 37% safer |
| Knaresborough | 645 | 41.96 | 28% safer |
| Newby and Scalby | 466 | 48.04 | 12% safer |
| Yarm | 450 | 50.70 | 6% safer |
| Ripon | 883 | 53.83 | - |
| Saltburn, Marske and New Marske | 1,030 | 54.05 | 0.41% more dangerous |
| Norton-on-Derwent | 470 | 55.67 | 3.3% more dangerous |
| Skipton | 877 | 57.21 | 6% more dangerous |
| Richmond | 499 | 59.56 | 10% more dangerous |
| Guisborough | 1,341 | 72.15 | 25% more dangerous |
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| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Ash Bank Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Wellington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Possession of weapons | On or near Long Meadows | Offender given a caution |
| April 2022 | Shoplifting | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Minster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Vehicle crime | On or near Holmfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Shoplifting | On or near Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Shoplifting | On or near Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| April 2022 | Burglary | On or near Bondgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Shoplifting | On or near Stonebridgegate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Shoplifting | On or near Bondgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Burglary | On or near Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| April 2022 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Old Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| March 2022 | Other crime | On or near Fordgreen | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| March 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Ash Bank Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| March 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Kingstonia Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| March 2022 | Drugs | On or near King Edward Road | Local resolution |
| March 2022 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Long Meadows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| March 2022 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Skellbank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 36 | 32 | 39 | 36 | Safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.37 | Safer |
| Burglary | 3.2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | Safer |
| Drugs | 0.98 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | Getting worse |
| Other Crime | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.37 | 0.85 | Safer |
| Other Theft | 4.7 | 6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.37 | Getting worse |
| Public Order | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.18 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.61 | Getting worse |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.85 | 0.37 | 0.30 | 0.18 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 16 | 21 | 20 | 25 | Getting worse |
We only display green spaces in Ripon that are named, and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries during 2021.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others | Crimes per Hectare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hell Wath Playground | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0.72 |
| Small Town | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Ripon | 53.83 | - |
| Barnet | 67.08 | 20% more dangerous |
| Croydon | 82.48 | 35% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 90.05 | 40% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 90.52 | 41% more dangerous |
| Coventry | 102.24 | 47% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 111.59 | 52% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 123.06 | 56% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 129.64 | 58% more dangerous |
| Bradford | 132.28 | 59% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 150.94 | 64% more dangerous |
| Neighbourhood | Crime Count | Crime Rate | Danger Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon North & West | 228 | 37 | Second |
| Ripon South & East | 655 | 64 | First |
Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Ripon change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in September, when Ripon saw a 200% increase in burglary. Ripon saw a large fall in shoplifting during April, when it fell by 91% compared to April in 2019.
| Crime | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | -29% | +21% | +23% | -33% | +4% | +37% | +57% | +60% | +97% | +66% |
| Bicycle Theft | - | -50% | - | - | +100% | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burglary | - | -80% | -75% | +50% | -71% | - | +200% | - | - | -33% |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | +50% | -60% | -13% | -50% | -31% | +29% | +58% | +15% | +64% | -17% |
| Drugs | +200% | +200% | - | +67% | - | - | +50% | +200% | - | -60% |
| Other Crime | - | - | -67% | -50% | -83% | -33% | - | - | -67% | - |
| Other Theft | -29% | -82% | -90% | -25% | -33% | -78% | -40% | -80% | -33% | -60% |
| Possession of Weapons | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Order | -83% | -50% | -25% | -25% | -33% | -17% | +125% | -60% | -67% | +150% |
| Robbery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shoplifting | +20% | -91% | -88% | -55% | -56% | -62% | - | -50% | +33% | +40% |
| Theft From the Person | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vehicle Crime | +50% | +100% | - | +33% | - | +25% | +200% | - | +33% | - |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | +14% | -26% | -19% | +3% | +8% | - | -8% | +50% | -51% | +37% |
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