Annual crime rate in Yorkshire region is 9.7 crimes per 1000 people. Compared to the national crime rate, Yorkshire's rate is at 130% as of May 2025.Criminal damage and arson crime makes up 7.9% of all crimes reported in the region. The total number of "criminal damage and arson crime" is 50.3k, and this number has decreased by 7.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of June 2024 - May 2025.
| Yorkshire region | crime statistic | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 9.7 | annual crime rate per 1k workday people | 7.4 |
| 130% | ratio of national crime rate | 100% |
| 7.9% | share of all crimes | 7.3% |
| 50.3k | crimes reported | 415k |
| -7.7% | annual change | -6.1% |
| County | Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate | Crime rate per 1000 workday people | Total number of crimes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 117% | 9 | 4855 | |
| North Yorkshire | 125% | 9 | 9998 | |
| South Yorkshire | 141% | 10 | 13846 | |
| West Yorkshire | 130% | 10 | 21596 | |
Crime rate ranking : 2. highest crime rate out of 9 regions
The total number of "criminal damage and arson crime" is 50.3k, and this number has decreased by 7.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of June 2024 - May 2025. In the graph below, region are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the region crime rate between June 2024 - May 2025 to the region crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the region.
-7.7% annual change, crime is declining
50.3k crimes reported
Crime rate percentage changeNumber of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to May 2025.
Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.
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