Knaresborough Rural vs Leyburn

Knaresborough Rural has a safety score of 40/100 (Below Average) and recorded 518 crimes in the last 12 months. Leyburn has a safety score of 51/100 (Average) with 360 crimes. Leyburn scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Knaresborough Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -21.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Leyburn shows +2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Knaresborough Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (197 incidents). In Leyburn, it is Violent Crime (152 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Knaresborough Rural recorded 92 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Leyburn recorded 61. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Knaresborough Rural totalled 197 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 152 in Leyburn. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Knaresborough Rural recorded 657 crimes (now 518, a change of -21.2%). Leyburn recorded 353 crimes previously (now 360, +2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Knaresborough Rural has a resolution rate of 5.7% and Leyburn has 19.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Knaresborough Rural falls within the North Yorkshire Police boundary. Leyburn is covered by North Yorkshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Knaresborough Rural and Leyburn. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.