FOI 0846-2025/26- Crimes by time of day

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Q1. I would be grateful if you could provide me with the times of day that crimes of notifiable offences were committed over the previous 4 years. I would like this data in a spreadsheet (excel or otherwise), detailing the type of crime and the time of day it was committed,

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Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of Crimes committed between 01 January 2022 and 30 November 2025 broken down by crime type and committed hour.

Crime Type	Committed Hour	Count
Arson & Criminal Damage		19,594
	0	4,673
	1	506
	2	398
	3	341
	4	272
	5	147
	6	162
	7	252
	8	367
	9	449
	10	407
	11	440
	12	604
	13	499
	14	583
	15	728
	16	876
	17	1,179
	18	1,300
	19	1,191
	20	1,205
	21	1,103
	22	1,098
	23	814
Burglary		8,780
	0	2,315
	1	349
	2	367
	3	291
	4	208
	5	134
	6	90
	7	110
	8	127
	9	157
	10	145
	11	161
	12	213
	13	162
	14	209
	15	252
	16	353
	17	528
	18	533
	19	340
	20	373
	21	358
	22	552
	23	453
Drug Offences		5,526
	0	1,234
	1	185
	2	128
	3	95
	4	71
	5	34
	6	29
	7	98
	8	102
	9	162
	10	155
	11	202
	12	227
	13	230
	14	269
	15	300
	16	281
	17	224
	18	207
	19	204
	20	239
	21	307
	22	293
	23	250
Fraud		7,889
	0	4,586
	1	19
	2	14
	3	8
	4	11
	5	13
	6	24
	7	45
	8	113
	9	305
	10	297
	11	315
	12	354
	13	310
	14	314
	15	245
	16	197
	17	213
	18	164
	19	110
	20	101
	21	69
	22	41
	23	21
Misc Crimes Against Society		3,350
	0	1,602
	1	38
	2	36
	3	27
	4	23
	5	11
	6	15
	7	33
	8	62
	9	106
	10	79
	11	95
	12	114
	13	98
	14	124
	15	104
	16	115
	17	116
	18	133
	19	84
	20	96
	21	83
	22	93
	23	63
Possession Of Weapons		1,647
	0	299
	1	55
	2	42
	3	25
	4	20
	5	15
	6	10
	7	23
	8	39
	9	67
	10	46
	11	56
	12	63
	13	83
	14	71
	15	75
	16	90
	17	82
	18	72
	19	82
	20	97
	21	81
	22	85
	23	69
Public Order Offences		14,284
	0	2,818
	1	219
	2	189
	3	107
	4	95
	5	65
	6	76
	7	162
	8	345
	9	476
	10	424
	11	501
	12	660
	13	613
	14	707
	15	1,003
	16	936
	17	921
	18	982
	19	769
	20	760
	21	583
	22	502
	23	371
Robbery		976
	0	131
	1	29
	2	39
	3	20
	4	18
	5	9
	6	9
	7	10
	8	16
	9	16
	10	19
	11	29
	12	29
	13	35
	14	34
	15	68
	16	45
	17	50
	18	74
	19	76
	20	47
	21	60
	22	60
	23	53
Sexual Offences		6,382
	0	3,400
	1	126
	2	96
	3	100
	4	57
	5	32
	6	27
	7	37
	8	106
	9	172
	10	84
	11	107
	12	169
	13	131
	14	128
	15	144
	16	174
	17	166
	18	237
	19	166
	20	182
	21	174
	22	191
	23	176
Theft: All Other Theft		14,078
	0	4,416
	1	225
	2	211
	3	146
	4	105
	5	115
	6	147
	7	219
	8	366
	9	496
	10	502
	11	567
	12	699
	13	578
	14	604
	15	661
	16	667
	17	676
	18	630
	19	477
	20	462
	21	359
	22	419
	23	331
Theft: Bicycle Theft		4,121
	0	553
	1	53
	2	33
	3	29
	4	27
	5	18
	6	31
	7	64
	8	152
	9	225
	10	179
	11	182
	12	249
	13	229
	14	264
	15	252
	16	275
	17	288
	18	271
	19	221
	20	166
	21	144
	22	123
	23	93
Theft: Shoplifting		18,524
	0	927
	1	40
	2	20
	3	8
	4	11
	5	20
	6	118
	7	263
	8	387
	9	623
	10	836
	11	1,075
	12	1,375
	13	1,738
	14	1,879
	15	1,859
	16	1,728
	17	1,433
	18	1,239
	19	1,060
	20	879
	21	652
	22	271
	23	83
Theft: Theft From Person		884
	0	165
	1	20
	2	24
	3	14
	4	7
	5	3
	6	1
	7	6
	8	18
	9	29
	10	34
	11	44
	12	78
	13	51
	14	62
	15	67
	16	61
	17	30
	18	38
	19	14
	20	26
	21	30
	22	27
	23	35
Vehicle Offences		7,091
	0	1,402
	1	309
	2	316
	3	254
	4	172
	5	94
	6	62
	7	73
	8	128
	9	118
	10	134
	11	115
	12	204
	13	150
	14	142
	15	194
	16	286
	17	398
	18	457
	19	328
	20	421
	21	424
	22	551
	23	359
Violence Against The Person		71,311
	0	21,915
	1	2,126
	2	1,593
	3	1,182
	4	731
	5	432
	6	400
	7	714
	8	1,305
	9	1,724
	10	1,472
	11	1,703
	12	2,348
	13	1,971
	14	2,257
	15	3,137
	16	2,947
	17	3,223
	18	3,595
	19	3,380
	20	3,390
	21	3,337
	22	3,332
	23	3,097
Total		184,437

*Please note, if the committed date/time does not have a time recorded and a date only, it populates as 00:00 which explains the massive number of crimes at the hour 0.

North Yorkshire Police have noted your preference in receiving this information in excel format however, it is our responsibility to protect the personal data and other sensitive information which may be contained within our data sheets. As you may be aware excel data sheets may contain hidden information which may contain personal or sensitive information that, if exposed, could lead to a data breach. It is for this reason we have decided to provide you with the requested information in an alternative format

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.

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FOI 0846-2025/26- Crimes by time of day