North Yorkshire Police : Skipton Town Safer Neighbourhood Area

Skipton Town Safer Neighbourhood Area

Skipton, Embsay and Eastby are policed by the Skipton Safer Neighbourhood Team. This team is led by Inspector Craig Linton.

Skipton is a historic market town, located in Craven District. It is a popular tourist destination and is commonly known as the 'Gateway to the Dales'.

A market is held on Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday and attracts many hundreds of visitors to the town on a weekly basis.

The World Cup came and went with the expectation of the nation (and Skipton) on the England team's shoulders and as usual they let us all down again! From a Policing point of view it was a bit of a logistical nightmare due to the possibility of different dates for knock out matches. The warm weather assisted in large numbers of people watching the matches at local pubs add private BBQs, and on the whole everyone behaved well despite the inevitable disappointment. Only small pockets of trouble were firmly dealt with. Skipton Gala also passed without incident which created a fantastic family atmosphere and a great advert to anyone visiting the town.

Unfortunately the warm summer weather played host to another drowning tragedy at Bolton Abbey. We cant stress enough the dangers of entering natural water courses in the hot weather. There are strong under currents and other associated dangers which quickly affect those who enter the water. Please take heed of the signs, they are there for a reason, and hopefully we will avoid any future tragedies.

Crime update for 2009/10

Figures for the end of the financial year 2009/10 have confirmed that crime has fallen in North Yorkshire by a significant 13% with a total of 42,379 crimes - in real terms this represents 6,353 fewer people suffering the consequences of crime.

This is a very impressive achievement considering that last year crime fell by 3% (1,426 offences fewer than the previous year), and has continued to fall on year-on-year basis for the past five years.

The detections rate is 31.4% and is in line with last year (30.6%).

The figures also show impressive reductions for Skipton SNT area:

Overall crime fell by 13% which relates to 158 fewer victims

Criminal damage decreased by 3%
Robbery decreased by 30%
Burglary of dwelling houses decreased by 25%
Burglary of sheds/garages decreased by 31%
Theft and handling stolen goods reduced by 22%-In particular theft from person which incorporates pick-pocketing and handbag thefts have reduced by 52%, which is a major achievement-There have been 28 fewer victims compared to the previous year.
Violence against the person decreased by 7%.

We will continue to fight crime and the fear of crime in Skipton, and focus on anti-social behaviour issues which affect quality of life. We target, harass and generally make life very difficult for known criminals living in Skipton.

To contact the team, either telephone the non-emergency number 0845 60 60 247 and ask for extension 3775 or email SNTCraven@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk

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