Knaresborough Rural vs Skipton

Knaresborough Rural has a safety score of 40/100 (Below Average) and recorded 518 crimes in the last 12 months. Skipton has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,363 crimes. Knaresborough Rural 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. Skipton shows +0.2% (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 Skipton, it is Violent Crime (468 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 Skipton recorded 395. 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 468 in Skipton. 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%). Skipton recorded 1,361 crimes previously (now 1,363, +0.2%).

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 Skipton has 13.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Knaresborough Rural falls within the North Yorkshire Police boundary. Skipton 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 Skipton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.