North Yorkshire Police see burglaries rise by 3.53% between 2023 and 2024.

National data from action fraud, which covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and analysed by Coral Windows, showed that overall, burglaries had dropped by 3.98% from 278,646 to 267,760 across all areas included in the data.

In the Yorkshire and Humber region, both North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire constabularies saw a similar rise in numbers between April 2023 and April 2024. North Yorkshire Police saw burglary numbers rise by 3.53%, although West Yorkshire experienced the highest total cases in the region with 16,662.

Falls within

Burglaries 22-23

Burglaries 23-24

Percentage change

North Yorkshire Police

2,521

2,610

3.53%

West Yorkshire Police

16,134

16,662

3.27%

South Yorkshire Police and Humberside Police saw the opposite trend in their numbers as both forces saw a fall in the number of burglaries over the same period of time.

Falls within

Burglaries 22-23

Burglaries 23-24

Percentage change

South Yorkshire Police

12,392

12,024

-2.97%

Humberside Police

5,803

5.608

-2.12%

Joshua Valente of Coral Windows who commissioned the analysis shared his thoughts on the findings:

‘We’re pleased to see an overall decrease in burglary numbers year on year, it’s a testament to the work that individual police forces are doing to combat the issue but that some areas have experienced rises is a concern.’

‘At a time when there is more technology available than ever to help protect your property, from increasingly accessible camera technology to smart locking systems, there are plenty of ways for home and business owners to make sure that the places they live and work are secure.’

‘It’s especially important, at a time when many forces have a deficit in the number of officers available to deal with this type of crime, that home and business owners take advantage of any developments which will help to make their properties safer.’