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Yorkshire and The Humber is the most dangerous region in England. The overall crime rate in Yorkshire and The Humber in 2021 was 97 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 43 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of Yorkshire and The Humber's larger towns and cities, Middlesbrough is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Leeds, and Halifax comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of Yorkshire and The Humber, starting with Harrogate which ranks as the safest area in Yorkshire and The Humber, followed up by York in second place, and Sheffield in third place.
Incidents mapped in Yorkshire and The Humber represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: March 2022
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Last updated: March 2022
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 113,737 | 20.58 |
| Bicycle Theft | 5,059 | 0.92 |
| Burglary | 28,559 | 5.17 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 59,422 | 10.75 |
| Drugs | 15,769 | 2.85 |
| Other Crime | 14,330 | 2.59 |
| Other Theft | 36,348 | 6.58 |
| Possession of Weapons | 4,538 | 0.82 |
| Public Order | 69,058 | 12.50 |
| Robbery | 4,685 | 0.85 |
| Shoplifting | 28,516 | 5.16 |
| Theft From the Person | 3,695 | 0.67 |
| Vehicle Crime | 28,182 | 5.10 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 238,053 | 43.08 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from Yorkshire and The Humber |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 10,728 | 108 | 11% more dangerous |
| Bradford | 47,119 | 132 | 27% more dangerous |
| Dewsbury | 8,239 | 124 | 22% more dangerous |
| Doncaster | 17,067 | 146 | 34% more dangerous |
| Halifax | 13,650 | 147 | 34% more dangerous |
| Harrogate | 4,688 | 63 | 53% safer |
| Huddersfield | 17,370 | 101 | 4.0% more dangerous |
| Kingston upon Hull | 35,584 | 124 | 21% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 77,156 | 151 | 36% more dangerous |
| Middlesbrough | 29,097 | 164 | 41% more dangerous |
| Rotherham | 11,038 | 99 | 2.0% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 49,710 | 90 | 8% safer |
| Wakefield | 14,258 | 133 | 27% more dangerous |
| York | 11,920 | 73 | 34% safer |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 26 | 22 | 26 | 21 | Safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 0.92 | Safer |
| Burglary | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | Safer |
| Drugs | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | Getting worse |
| Other Crime | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | Getting worse |
| Other Theft | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.76 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.82 | Getting worse |
| Public Order | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.85 | 0.85 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 7 | 4.9 | 5 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.63 | 0.67 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 35 | 38 | 38 | 43 | Getting worse |
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