Crime Rate in Bedale, ward

Bedale has the 39th lowest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 2287th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 72nd lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bedale in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bedale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 148 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bedale ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 27 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Wynd (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.