Safety in Brompton-by-Sawdon · police.uk, 2023–2026
Crime recorded by police in Brompton-by-Sawdon
For every 1,000 residents, 103.9 violent and sexual offences and 44.5 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage were logged a year. Brompton-by-Sawdon has no Safety Grade, though police recorded crimes inside its built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Safety Grades start at 1,000 residents, and Brompton-by-Sawdon has fewer: in a place this small, a few incidents move the rate a long way.
Violent crime
103.9
per 1,000 residents a year · graded
Homes & vehicles
44.5
burglary, vehicle crime, damage · graded
Shoplifting & theft
10.9
per 1,000 a year · not graded
Anti-social behaviour
12.9
reports per 1,000 a year · not graded
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
By type
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Violence & sexual offences89
Criminal damage & arson41.5
Public order23.7
Anti-social behaviour23.7
Other crime11.9
Burglary8.9
Possession of weapons8.9
Other theft3
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Bicycle theft0
Robbery0
Theft from the person0
Violent (graded)Homes & vehicles (graded)Not gradedTypical town its size
Against the typical town its size, Brompton-by-Sawdon runs highest on criminal damage & arson (41.5 per 1,000 against 3.2) and violence & sexual offences (89 per 1,000 against 16.6).
Show as a table
Category
In the grade
Reports
Per 1,000
Typical
Violence & sexual offences
Violent
30
89
16.6
Criminal damage & arson
Home & vehicle
14
41.5
3.2
Public order
not graded
8
23.7
2.4
Anti-social behaviour
not graded
8
23.7
5.3
Other crime
not graded
4
11.9
1.1
Burglary
Home & vehicle
3
8.9
1.6
Possession of weapons
Violent
3
8.9
0
Other theft
not graded
1
3
2.5
Shoplifting
not graded
0
0
0
Drugs
not graded
0
0
0.6
Vehicle crime
Home & vehicle
0
0
1.5
Bicycle theft
not graded
0
0
0
Robbery
Violent
0
0
0
Theft from the person
not graded
0
0
0
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
violent and sexual offences, 12 months to August 2026
17
homes & vehicles
1
shoplifting & theft
151
of the three, per 1,000
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 50 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 3 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
Trend · monthly
33 violent and sexual offences in the last 12 months, against 29 the year before
Violent crime per 1,000 a year
Brompton-by-SawdonUK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Homes & vehicles per 1,000 a year
Brompton-by-SawdonUK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month). In the 12 months to August 2026 against the 12 before: violent +14% (towns its size +3%).
Neighbours
Crime in the places around Brompton-by-Sawdon
East Ayton and West AytonSeamer (Scarborough)ScarboroughScalbyThornton-le-DaleRillingtonBurnistonBrompton-by-Sawdon
Brompton-by-Sawdon records more graded crime per resident than every neighbour in the table. East Ayton and West Ayton, 3.4 miles away, records 17.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Brompton-by-Sawdon’s 103.9.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
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Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
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Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Brompton-by-Sawdon sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
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Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Brompton-by-Sawdon
Is Brompton-by-Sawdon safe?
Police recorded 103.9 violent and sexual offences and 44.5 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Brompton-by-Sawdon’s built-up area).
Is crime going up in Brompton-by-Sawdon?
Police recorded 33 violent and sexual offences in the 12 months to August 2026, against 29 in the 12 months before. With numbers this small, a few crimes change the rate a lot.
What is the most common crime in Brompton-by-Sawdon?
Violence & sexual offences: 30 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came criminal damage & arson (14) and public order (8), with 8 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Brompton-by-Sawdon compare with Scarborough?
Scarborough records 58.8 violent and sexual offences and 17.2 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Brompton-by-Sawdon’s 103.9 and 44.5, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0