The overall crime rate in Yorkshire region is 120.9 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 236k crimes were violent crimes which is 37.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 130% of national crime rate. Drugs crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 6.5% over the last twelve months.The category of "other crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Other crime" rate is at 163% of national crime rate which puts Yorkshire on 1. position out of 9 England's and Wales' regions in this crime category. "Other crime" makes up 2.9% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "other crime" is 18.2k cases and has increased by 6.0% when compared year-over-year in the period of February 2024 - January 2025.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (9 regions) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 37.5% | 1. highest | 130% | 236k | -8.2% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 12.4% | 4. lowest | 94% | 78.2k | -3.1% |
| Public order crime → | 8.2% | 1. highest | 137% | 51.5k | -19.5% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 8.1% | 2. highest | 128% | 50.8k | -11.9% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 8.0% | 3. highest | 115% | 50.6k | 1.9% |
| Other theft crime → | 6.2% | 2. highest | 104% | 39.3k | -9.0% |
| Vehicle crime → | 5.5% | 3. highest | 112% | 34.3k | -2.4% |
| Burglary crime → | 5.1% | 1. highest | 149% | 31.8k | -8.0% |
| Other crime → | 2.9% | 1. highest | 163% | 18.2k | 6.0% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.8% | 2. highest | 113% | 17.8k | 6.5% |
| Robbery crime → | 1.0% | 3. highest | 90% | 6.0k | -4.1% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.9% | 4. highest | 119% | 5.6k | -2.1% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.7% | 5. highest | 91% | 4.6k | -15.7% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.7% | 2. highest | 36% | 4.5k | -11.5% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Yorkshire region to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | Yorkshire region crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 15.0 | 15.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 6.1 | 4.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.8 | 7.6 |
| Drugs | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Other crime | 3.5 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 9.9 | 7.2 |
| Robbery | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 9.7 | 8.5 |
| Theft from the person | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.6 | 5.9 |
| Violent crime | 45.3 | 34.8 |
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