North Yorkshire Police in Settle are targeting cannabis grows across North Craven, problems at local beauty spots and anti-social e-bike use. Our patrols, CCTV and property checks help Settle businesses with each.
Trusted Protection in Settle
The Settle neighbourhood team has three published concerns, and they shape local security more than raw crime counts. Cannabis grows in Settle and North Craven make vacant buildings and remote outbuildings worth checking regularly. Tourism issues at beauty spots affect car parks, cafes and accommodation. Anti-social e-bike use touches shopfronts and public spaces. Key holding, void property inspections, CCTV towers and mobile patrols all give owners in Settle practical tools.
Settle Business Profile
North Yorkshire has 32,560 registered businesses. Agriculture leads with 5,860, then professional services with 4,160 and construction with 3,960. Farming accounts for 18.0% of firms, four times the 4.5% British figure, so rural mobile patrols and solar CCTV towers are the most common fit for land around Settle. Officers we deploy are SIA-licensed, BS 7858 vetted and paid via PAYE.
Hospitality is the other sector above the national share, at 8.0% compared with 6.5%. Pubs, hotels and guest houses serving visitors often want door supervisors for busy evenings or events, and alarm response with key holding when premises close for the season. Our 24/7 control room logs every visit with GPS and sends a digital report.
Victoria Hall, The Joinery and the Richard Whiteley Theatre are within 5km. Martyn's Law will apply where 200 or more attend, and we can provide stewards for performances and events. What Martyn's Law means for venues.
Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Updated October 2026.
Security Requirements in Settle
Within 5km of Settle the named working sites are Sowarth Field Industrial Estate, Langcliffe Quarry Enterprise Centre, Settle Community Hydro and Fairhurst Stone Merchants. Castleberg Hospital is local, and there are stations at Settle and Giggleswick. Nine pubs, bars and nightclubs and one mapped construction site complete the picture.
A hydro scheme, quarry units and stone yards hold plant and equipment that is costly to replace and often unattended, making perimeter checks and alarm-linked cameras worthwhile.
Services in Settle
Settle premises can use the services below, from rural patrols and solar CCTV towers to key holding for seasonal businesses.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk shows 140 crimes within a mile of Settle between September 2025 and August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences were the largest group at 68, anti-social behaviour followed at 28, and public order reached 10. Other theft and shoplifting were 9 each. The latest three months were 20% lower than a year earlier. Numbers this small mean the risks to a business are specific rather than general, which is why the police focus on cannabis grows, beauty spots and e-bikes is a useful guide.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Settle is policed by North Yorkshire Police's Settle team, which lists cannabis grows in Settle and North Craven, tourism issues at beauty spots and anti-social e-bike use.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Settle.
Areas We Cover Near Settle
From Settle we also cover Bentham at 9 miles, and Barnoldswick and Grassington at 11 miles.
Postcodes We Cover in Settle
The 3 postcode districts nearest central Settle, covering parts of North Yorkshire, Pendle and Ribble Valley.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Settle Security FAQs
Yes. Local police are targeting cannabis grows in Settle and North Craven, which often use vacant property. Our vacant building inspections and key holding service check doors, meters and windows on a schedule, with GPS-logged visits and digital reports.
Police list tourism issues at local beauty spots as a priority, and hospitality makes up 8.0% of North Yorkshire firms. CCTV towers for car parks, door supervisors for busy nights and alarm response off-season are typical choices.
Agriculture accounts for 18.0% of North Yorkshire's businesses. We provide solar CCTV towers that need no mains power and rural mobile patrols at varied times to protect machinery, fuel and outbuildings.
Police.uk recorded 140 crimes within a mile of Settle over twelve months, and the latest quarter was 20% lower than a year before. The more useful guide is the police priorities, which point to specific risks rather than general ones.
We offer patrols, key holding and alarm response for units on Sowarth Field Industrial Estate and Langcliffe Quarry Enterprise Centre, checking perimeters and recording every visit for your records.
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Call 0800 471 4792 or book a free on-site audit worth £250 to review the risks at your Settle farm, unit or visitor business.
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