Sowerby & Topcliffe ward · North Yorkshire. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 65 or over: 22.1% here, compared with 25% across North Yorkshire (2.9 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 12.3% here, compared with 13.7% across North Yorkshire (1.4 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 15.1% here, compared with 16.1% across North Yorkshire (1 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Sowerby & Topcliffe ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
331 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 338 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Sowerby & Topcliffe ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 30 mapped crimes in September 2024; 21 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Sowerby & Topcliffe
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
30
7
October 2024
41
6
November 2024
27
7
December 2024
23
5
January 2025
25
4
February 2025
27
10
March 2025
25
6
April 2025
41
8
May 2025
28
9
June 2025
24
6
July 2025
18
10
August 2025
29
11
September 2025
22
10
October 2025
25
11
November 2025
33
5
December 2025
22
5
January 2026
42
4
February 2026
36
11
March 2026
23
10
April 2026
28
10
May 2026
19
5
June 2026
26
2
July 2026
34
7
August 2026
21
7
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Sowerby & Topcliffe
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
190
criminal damage arson
31
shoplifting
24
other theft
23
public order
23
drugs
9
other crime
8
burglary
7
vehicle crime
7
possession of weapons
5
bicycle theft
3
robbery
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Publication history: North Yorkshire Police: Crime data not provided for July 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: North Yorkshire Police: Crime data refresh for July 2026.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
