Crime Rate in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale, ward

Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale has the 25th lowest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 1249th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 36th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 26 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Trafalgar Square (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.