Safest towns in Yorkshire and The Humber

Towns in Yorkshire and The Humber ranked from the lowest recorded crime rate, the 12 months to August 2026. Strensall ranks first with 24.6 per 1,000 residents and Stainforth ranks 161st with 199.9, against 96.7 for England and Wales.

Ranked by crime per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026. The England and Wales rate was 96.7; the index column compares each area with it (1.00 = national rate). How rates are worked out: methodology.

Rank	Area	In	Crimes	Per 1,000	Index
1	Strensall	York	127	24.6	0.25
2	Swanland	East Riding of Yorkshire	152	27.8	0.29
3	Brough (East Riding of Yorkshire)	East Riding of Yorkshire	429	30.2	0.31
4	Waltham	North East Lincolnshire	212	30.9	0.32
5	Burley in Wharfedale	Bradford	218	37.7	0.39
6	Pocklington	East Riding of Yorkshire	438	38.8	0.40
7	Boston Spa	Leeds	249	40.6	0.42
8	Market Weighton	East Riding of Yorkshire	422	45.7	0.47
9	Norton-on-Derwent	North Yorkshire	395	46.8	0.48
10	Penistone	Barnsley	438	48.5	0.50
11	Honley	Kirklees	690	48.6	0.50
12	Ilkley	Bradford	735	49.6	0.51
13	Skelmanthorpe	Kirklees	272	49.7	0.51
14	Tickhill	Doncaster	261	49.8	0.52
15	Shelf and Northowram	Calderdale	305	50.3	0.52
16	Haxby	York	529	52.0	0.54
17	Catterick Garrison	North Yorkshire	469	52.3	0.54
18	Ripponden	Calderdale	289	52.4	0.54
19	Humberston and New Waltham	North East Lincolnshire	872	54.3	0.56
20	Tadcaster	North Yorkshire	411	54.7	0.57
21	Finningley	Doncaster	303	54.7	0.57
22	Willerby and Anlaby	East Riding of Yorkshire	1,143	54.9	0.57
23	Sherburn in Elmet	North Yorkshire	515	55.7	0.58
24	Malton	North Yorkshire	386	57.3	0.59
25	Easingwold	North Yorkshire	339	57.5	0.59
26	Brinsworth	Rotherham	522	58.4	0.60
27	Ackworth Moor Top	Wakefield	389	58.4	0.60
28	Sowerby	North Yorkshire	361	58.6	0.61
29	Darton	Barnsley	989	59.2	0.61
30	Deepcar	Sheffield	328	59.3	0.61
31	Kippax	Leeds	606	59.8	0.62
32	Ripon	North Yorkshire	1,034	59.9	0.62
33	Barton-upon-Humber	North Lincolnshire	726	60.2	0.62
34	Rawdon	Leeds	362	60.6	0.63
35	Crigglestone and Durkar	Wakefield	320	61.1	0.63
36	Hedon	East Riding of Yorkshire	415	62.2	0.64
37	Calverley	Leeds	318	62.6	0.65
38	Knaresborough	North Yorkshire	1,062	63.2	0.65
39	Silsden	Bradford	590	63.3	0.66
40	Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe	Doncaster	716	63.4	0.66
41	Meltham	Kirklees	601	63.8	0.66
42	Hessle	East Riding of Yorkshire	1,069	64.2	0.66
43	Beverley	East Riding of Yorkshire	2,009	64.5	0.67
44	Clayton West and Scissett	Kirklees	329	64.9	0.67
45	Richmond	North Yorkshire	518	65.0	0.67
46	Driffield	East Riding of Yorkshire	985	65.2	0.67
47	Crofton	Wakefield	438	65.4	0.68
48	Hornsea	East Riding of Yorkshire	542	65.8	0.68
49	Garforth	Leeds	1,052	65.9	0.68
50	South Cave	East Riding of Yorkshire	430	66.6	0.69
51	Guiseley	Leeds	735	67.5	0.70
52	Pickering	North Yorkshire	526	68.1	0.70
53	Wetherby	Leeds	818	68.5	0.71
54	Chapeltown and High Green	Sheffield	1,580	69.6	0.72
55	Winterton	North Lincolnshire	350	69.7	0.72
56	Mytholmroyd	Calderdale	351	69.8	0.72
57	Cottingham	East Riding of Yorkshire	940	69.9	0.72
58	Dodworth	Barnsley	420	70.2	0.73
59	Howden	East Riding of Yorkshire	436	70.4	0.73
60	Linthwaite and Slaithwaite	Kirklees	742	70.6	0.73
61	Wickersley and Bramley	Rotherham	1,743	70.8	0.73
62	Harrogate	North Yorkshire	5,520	71.2	0.74
63	Barugh Green and Redbrook	Barnsley	486	71.4	0.74
64	Gomersal and Birkenshaw	Kirklees	1,178	73.1	0.76
65	Ossett	Wakefield	1,556	73.8	0.76
66	Swallownest and Aston	Rotherham	1,153	73.9	0.76
67	Otley (Leeds)	Leeds	937	74.2	0.77
68	New Rossington and Rossington	Doncaster	1,091	74.5	0.77
69	Ecclesfield and Grenoside	Sheffield	653	75.5	0.78
70	Steeton	Bradford	401	75.6	0.78
71	Skipton	North Yorkshire	1,217	76.6	0.79
72	Bingley	Bradford	1,768	77.3	0.80
73	Sprotbrough	Doncaster	581	77.7	0.80
74	East Ardsley	Leeds	1,125	77.9	0.81
75	Waverley and Catcliffe	Rotherham	443	78.5	0.81
76	Lepton	Kirklees	395	78.5	0.81
77	Filey	North Yorkshire	533	78.7	0.81
78	Queensbury	Bradford	920	79.9	0.83
79	Bolton upon Dearne	Barnsley	629	80.8	0.84
80	Baildon	Bradford	1,279	81.0	0.84
81	Upton (Wakefield)	Wakefield	527	81.3	0.84
82	North Anston	Rotherham	498	81.5	0.84
83	Mirfield	Kirklees	1,668	82.7	0.86
84	Stocksbridge	Sheffield	647	83.9	0.87
85	Horbury	Wakefield	783	84.5	0.87
86	Kiveton Park	Rotherham	614	85.3	0.88
87	Huntington (York)	York	950	86.6	0.90
88	Rothwell (Leeds)	Leeds	1,847	86.8	0.90
89	Allerton Bywater	Leeds	712	88.4	0.91
90	Normanton (Wakefield)	Wakefield	2,035	88.9	0.92
91	Pudsey	Leeds	3,167	89.1	0.92
92	Swinton (Rotherham)	Rotherham	1,354	89.1	0.92
93	Maltby	Rotherham	1,346	90.1	0.93
94	Wombwell	Barnsley	1,523	92.2	0.95
95	Royston (Barnsley)	Barnsley	965	93.2	0.96
96	Immingham	North East Lincolnshire	992	93.9	0.97
97	Heckmondwike	Kirklees	1,134	95.4	0.99
98	Gildersome	Leeds	599	95.7	0.99
99	Thorne	Doncaster	1,322	96.5	1.00
100	Armthorpe	Doncaster	1,460	98.7	1.02
101	Darfield	Barnsley	747	99.0	1.02
102	Todmorden	Calderdale	1,352	99.0	1.02
103	Brighouse	Calderdale	3,315	99.9	1.03
104	Cudworth and Shafton	Barnsley	1,258	99.9	1.03
105	Hoyland	Barnsley	1,652	103.7	1.07
106	Liversedge	Kirklees	1,687	103.7	1.07
107	Scawthorpe and Cusworth	Doncaster	1,455	105.1	1.09
108	Northallerton	North Yorkshire	1,398	105.2	1.09
109	Featherstone (Wakefield)	Wakefield	1,360	107.4	1.11
110	Dunscroft and Hatfield	Doncaster	1,469	107.4	1.11
111	Goole	East Riding of Yorkshire	2,291	109.4	1.13
112	Thurnscoe	Barnsley	1,105	109.5	1.13
113	Conisbrough	Doncaster	1,203	109.6	1.13
114	South Elmsall	Wakefield	1,302	110.4	1.14
115	Wath upon Dearne	Rotherham	1,974	111.3	1.15
116	York	York	16,644	112.3	1.16
117	Whitby	North Yorkshire	1,487	112.7	1.17
118	Warmsworth	Doncaster	1,414	113.3	1.17
119	Batley	Kirklees	4,884	114.6	1.19
120	Huddersfield	Kirklees	17,230	114.8	1.19
121	Grimethorpe	Barnsley	717	115.2	1.19
122	Dinnington (Rotherham)	Rotherham	1,449	115.2	1.19
123	Brigg	North Lincolnshire	617	116.4	1.20
124	Thurcroft	Rotherham	768	117.6	1.22
125	Sheffield	Sheffield	61,752	118.5	1.23
126	Worsbrough	Barnsley	1,154	119.4	1.24
127	Pontefract	Wakefield	4,107	120.2	1.24
128	Selby	North Yorkshire	2,445	120.6	1.25
129	Yeadon	Leeds	1,618	121.3	1.26
130	Elland	Calderdale	1,858	121.7	1.26
131	Shipley (Bradford)	Bradford	3,599	122.2	1.26
132	Withernsea	East Riding of Yorkshire	701	122.3	1.27
133	Cleckheaton	Kirklees	1,521	123.0	1.27
134	Bridlington	East Riding of Yorkshire	4,465	124.4	1.29
135	Dewsbury	Kirklees	8,191	125.1	1.29
136	South Kirkby	Wakefield	1,156	127.8	1.32
137	Adwick le Street	Doncaster	2,509	128.3	1.33
138	Goldthorpe	Barnsley	1,021	132.8	1.37
139	Morley (Leeds)	Leeds	4,442	133.4	1.38
140	Keighley	Bradford	7,071	135.6	1.40
141	Hemsworth	Wakefield	1,355	136.4	1.41
142	Kingston upon Hull	Kingston upon Hull, City of	38,157	137.0	1.42
143	Askern	Doncaster	802	137.7	1.42
144	Mexborough	Doncaster	2,270	140.1	1.45
145	Scunthorpe	North Lincolnshire	11,555	141.9	1.47
146	Leeds	Leeds	82,148	146.5	1.52
147	Castleford	Wakefield	6,882	147.6	1.53
148	Wakefield	Wakefield	14,395	148.2	1.53
149	Rawmarsh	Rotherham	2,802	149.9	1.55
150	Halifax	Calderdale	13,867	151.6	1.57
151	Bradford	Bradford	52,637	152.3	1.58
152	Bentley (Doncaster)	Doncaster	1,712	153.0	1.58
153	Barnsley	Barnsley	11,264	153.3	1.59
154	Rotherham	Rotherham	11,919	156.4	1.62
155	Cleethorpes	North East Lincolnshire	4,612	157.2	1.63
156	Denaby Main	Doncaster	843	159.4	1.65
157	Knottingley	Wakefield	1,456	161.8	1.67
158	Grimsby	North East Lincolnshire	14,486	167.6	1.73
159	Scarborough	North Yorkshire	10,011	168.5	1.74
160	Doncaster	Doncaster	17,801	191.8	1.98
161	Stainforth	Doncaster	1,256	199.9	2.07

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