Skipton Town – Anti-social behaviour in the town centre, youth engagement and night-time economy issues.

Working with other partners such as Skipton Town Council, Skipton BID, North Yorks Council and Youth Council we have formed the Skipton Community Safety working group looking at ASB in Skipton Town. We have worked with Skipton BID and local licensees to tackle ASB , Theft and Night Time Disorder with both STAND pub watch and Shop Watch schemes being relaunched with a new Schemelink app that helps all parties share key information about those individuals that cause the most issue in Skipton.

South Craven – Cross border crime involving Burglary and thefts.

We continue to work closely with our colleagues in West Yorkshire and Lancashire Police to target those that commit burglary and theft in South Craven - Burglary offences are down by 6% Vehicle Offences are down 7% year on year
All thefts continue to be a challenge with an increase from 47 offences same period in 2023 to 69 offences so far this year. We will be upping our efforts to help reduce theft with property marking and increased patrols

Upper Wharfedale / Malhamdale – Rural crime, burglary, and theft from farms.

We continue to work closely with our local communities and Upper Wharfedale Rural Watch to tackle Rural Crime in Upper Wharfedale - alongside our colleagues from the Rural Task Force we have built up excellent relationships and communication lines to help prevent crime

Craven - Burglary offences across the district including Skipton and Settle -

Recent increases in Burglary offences most notably in Middletown areas of Skipton
2 suspects arrested and currently under investigation for the spate in April
5 suspects arrested following several offences in Sept 24 - investigations are ongoing
Craven NPT increasing patrols in and around areas affected with support from Response colleagues / Roads Policing and partner agencies - property marking events arranged in run up to Xmas