Safest towns in Yorkshire and The Humber

Towns in Yorkshire and The Humber ranked from the lowest recorded crime rate, the 12 months to July 2026.

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Ranked by crime per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to July 2026. The England and Wales rate was 96.4; the index column compares each area with it (1.00 = national rate). Rates for city and town centres are inflated by visitors and commuters, who are not counted in the resident population.

Rank	Area	In	Crimes	Per 1,000	Index
1	Strensall	York	121	23.4	0.24
2	Swanland	East Riding of Yorkshire	148	27.1	0.28
3	Waltham	North East Lincolnshire	202	29.5	0.31
4	Brough (East Riding of Yorkshire)	East Riding of Yorkshire	430	30.3	0.31
5	Burley in Wharfedale	Bradford	214	37.0	0.38
6	Pocklington	East Riding of Yorkshire	436	38.6	0.40
7	Boston Spa	Leeds	244	39.7	0.41
8	Norton-on-Derwent	North Yorkshire	380	45.0	0.47
9	Market Weighton	East Riding of Yorkshire	425	46.0	0.48
10	Honley	Kirklees	681	48.0	0.50
11	Penistone	Barnsley	436	48.3	0.50
12	Haxby	York	500	49.1	0.51
13	Tickhill	Doncaster	261	49.8	0.52
14	Shelf and Northowram	Calderdale	306	50.4	0.52
15	Ilkley	Bradford	751	50.7	0.53
16	Skelmanthorpe	Kirklees	280	51.2	0.53
17	Tadcaster	North Yorkshire	388	51.7	0.54
18	Finningley	Doncaster	290	52.4	0.54
19	Catterick Garrison	North Yorkshire	476	53.0	0.55
20	Ripponden	Calderdale	296	53.6	0.56
21	Humberston and New Waltham	North East Lincolnshire	862	53.7	0.56
22	Willerby and Anlaby	East Riding of Yorkshire	1,140	54.8	0.57
23	Sherburn in Elmet	North Yorkshire	507	54.8	0.57
24	Easingwold	North Yorkshire	325	55.1	0.57
25	Malton	North Yorkshire	384	57.0	0.59
26	Brinsworth	Rotherham	512	57.3	0.59
27	Richmond	North Yorkshire	459	57.6	0.60
28	Kippax	Leeds	587	57.9	0.60
29	Ackworth Moor Top	Wakefield	387	58.1	0.60
30	Ripon	North Yorkshire	1,016	58.9	0.61
31	Barton-upon-Humber	North Lincolnshire	715	59.3	0.62
32	Sowerby	North Yorkshire	367	59.5	0.62
33	Hedon	East Riding of Yorkshire	403	60.4	0.63
34	Darton	Barnsley	1,013	60.7	0.63
35	Deepcar	Sheffield	342	61.8	0.64
36	Crigglestone and Durkar	Wakefield	324	61.9	0.64
37	Silsden	Bradford	588	63.1	0.65
38	Calverley	Leeds	322	63.4	0.66
39	Rawdon	Leeds	379	63.4	0.66
40	Hessle	East Riding of Yorkshire	1,058	63.5	0.66
41	Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe	Doncaster	721	63.8	0.66
42	Driffield	East Riding of Yorkshire	965	63.9	0.66
43	Knaresborough	North Yorkshire	1,079	64.2	0.67
44	Beverley	East Riding of Yorkshire	2,001	64.2	0.67
45	South Cave	East Riding of Yorkshire	416	64.4	0.67
46	Hornsea	East Riding of Yorkshire	531	64.5	0.67
47	Meltham	Kirklees	611	64.9	0.67
48	Clayton West and Scissett	Kirklees	330	65.1	0.68
49	Crofton	Wakefield	440	65.7	0.68
50	Chapeltown and High Green	Sheffield	1,526	67.2	0.70
51	Garforth	Leeds	1,076	67.4	0.70
52	Barugh Green and Redbrook	Barnsley	460	67.6	0.70
53	Cottingham	East Riding of Yorkshire	918	68.3	0.71
54	Guiseley	Leeds	749	68.7	0.71
55	Harrogate	North Yorkshire	5,380	69.4	0.72
56	Wetherby	Leeds	835	69.9	0.73
57	Wickersley and Bramley	Rotherham	1,729	70.3	0.73
58	Winterton	North Lincolnshire	355	70.7	0.73
59	Pickering	North Yorkshire	551	71.4	0.74
60	Dodworth	Barnsley	428	71.5	0.74
61	Filey	North Yorkshire	487	71.9	0.75
62	Howden	East Riding of Yorkshire	447	72.2	0.75
63	Otley (Leeds)	Leeds	914	72.3	0.75
64	Linthwaite and Slaithwaite	Kirklees	764	72.7	0.75
65	Mytholmroyd	Calderdale	366	72.8	0.76
66	Gomersal and Birkenshaw	Kirklees	1,193	74.0	0.77
67	Steeton	Bradford	397	74.8	0.78
68	Ossett	Wakefield	1,580	74.9	0.78
69	Ecclesfield and Grenoside	Sheffield	651	75.2	0.78
70	Swallownest and Aston	Rotherham	1,179	75.6	0.78
71	New Rossington and Rossington	Doncaster	1,110	75.8	0.79
72	Waverley and Catcliffe	Rotherham	432	76.5	0.79
73	Skipton	North Yorkshire	1,221	76.9	0.80
74	Lepton	Kirklees	389	77.3	0.80
75	Sprotbrough	Doncaster	584	78.1	0.81
76	Bingley	Bradford	1,834	80.2	0.83
77	East Ardsley	Leeds	1,162	80.5	0.84
78	Queensbury	Bradford	928	80.6	0.84
79	Bolton upon Dearne	Barnsley	629	80.8	0.84
80	Huntington (York)	York	889	81.1	0.84
81	Kiveton Park	Rotherham	584	81.1	0.84
82	Baildon	Bradford	1,281	81.2	0.84
83	Upton (Wakefield)	Wakefield	529	81.6	0.85
84	North Anston	Rotherham	499	81.7	0.85
85	Horbury	Wakefield	762	82.2	0.85
86	Mirfield	Kirklees	1,673	82.9	0.86
87	Stocksbridge	Sheffield	661	85.7	0.89
88	Rothwell (Leeds)	Leeds	1,868	87.8	0.91
89	Swinton (Rotherham)	Rotherham	1,340	88.1	0.91
90	Allerton Bywater	Leeds	718	89.2	0.93
91	Normanton (Wakefield)	Wakefield	2,044	89.3	0.93
92	Maltby	Rotherham	1,353	90.5	0.94
93	Pudsey	Leeds	3,251	91.4	0.95
94	Wombwell	Barnsley	1,514	91.6	0.95
95	Royston (Barnsley)	Barnsley	953	92.0	0.95
96	Immingham	North East Lincolnshire	986	93.3	0.97
97	Gildersome	Leeds	592	94.6	0.98
98	Darfield	Barnsley	722	95.6	0.99
99	Heckmondwike	Kirklees	1,143	96.1	1.00
100	Thorne	Doncaster	1,333	97.3	1.01
101	Armthorpe	Doncaster	1,442	97.4	1.01
102	Cudworth and Shafton	Barnsley	1,247	99.0	1.03
103	Todmorden	Calderdale	1,360	99.5	1.03
104	Brighouse	Calderdale	3,339	100.6	1.04
105	Hoyland	Barnsley	1,607	100.9	1.05
106	Liversedge	Kirklees	1,674	102.9	1.07
107	Northallerton	North Yorkshire	1,407	105.9	1.10
108	Scawthorpe and Cusworth	Doncaster	1,467	106.0	1.10
109	Thurnscoe	Barnsley	1,085	107.5	1.12
110	Dunscroft and Hatfield	Doncaster	1,474	107.8	1.12
111	Wath upon Dearne	Rotherham	1,921	108.3	1.12
112	York	York	16,169	109.1	1.13
113	Whitby	North Yorkshire	1,456	110.4	1.15
114	Goole	East Riding of Yorkshire	2,313	110.5	1.15
115	Featherstone (Wakefield)	Wakefield	1,405	110.9	1.15
116	Warmsworth	Doncaster	1,392	111.5	1.16
117	Conisbrough	Doncaster	1,241	113.1	1.17
118	Batley	Kirklees	4,826	113.2	1.18
119	South Elmsall	Wakefield	1,345	114.1	1.18
120	Huddersfield	Kirklees	17,335	115.5	1.20
121	Selby	North Yorkshire	2,345	115.7	1.20
122	Grimethorpe	Barnsley	722	116.0	1.20
123	Dinnington (Rotherham)	Rotherham	1,462	116.3	1.21
124	Sheffield	Sheffield	61,357	117.7	1.22
125	Worsbrough	Barnsley	1,154	119.4	1.24
126	Brigg	North Lincolnshire	634	119.6	1.24
127	Pontefract	Wakefield	4,120	120.6	1.25
128	Cleckheaton	Kirklees	1,501	121.4	1.26
129	Thurcroft	Rotherham	794	121.6	1.26
130	Withernsea	East Riding of Yorkshire	698	121.8	1.26
131	Bridlington	East Riding of Yorkshire	4,415	123.0	1.28
132	Shipley (Bradford)	Bradford	3,625	123.1	1.28
133	Yeadon	Leeds	1,644	123.3	1.28
134	Elland	Calderdale	1,891	123.8	1.29
135	Dewsbury	Kirklees	8,318	127.0	1.32
136	Adwick le Street	Doncaster	2,515	128.6	1.33
137	South Kirkby	Wakefield	1,169	129.2	1.34
138	Morley (Leeds)	Leeds	4,481	134.6	1.40
139	Goldthorpe	Barnsley	1,036	134.7	1.40
140	Kingston upon Hull	Kingston upon Hull, City of	38,017	136.5	1.42
141	Keighley	Bradford	7,183	137.7	1.43
142	Askern	Doncaster	803	137.8	1.43
143	Hemsworth	Wakefield	1,374	138.3	1.44
144	Mexborough	Doncaster	2,259	139.4	1.45
145	Scunthorpe	North Lincolnshire	11,620	142.7	1.48
146	Castleford	Wakefield	6,842	146.8	1.52
147	Leeds	Leeds	82,589	147.3	1.53
148	Wakefield	Wakefield	14,410	148.4	1.54
149	Rawmarsh	Rotherham	2,793	149.4	1.55
150	Halifax	Calderdale	13,947	152.5	1.58
151	Barnsley	Barnsley	11,248	153.0	1.59
152	Bradford	Bradford	52,909	153.1	1.59
153	Rotherham	Rotherham	11,810	154.9	1.61
154	Bentley (Doncaster)	Doncaster	1,737	155.2	1.61
155	Cleethorpes	North East Lincolnshire	4,646	158.3	1.64
156	Denaby Main	Doncaster	839	158.7	1.65
157	Scarborough	North Yorkshire	9,884	166.3	1.73
158	Knottingley	Wakefield	1,499	166.6	1.73
159	Grimsby	North East Lincolnshire	14,481	167.5	1.74
160	Doncaster	Doncaster	17,829	192.1	1.99
161	Stainforth	Doncaster	1,255	199.7	2.07

Recorded crime depends on reporting and recording as well as on offending, so small differences between areas should not be over-read. See the methodology.

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