Crime Rate in Scotton & Lower Wensleydale, ward

Scotton & Lower Wensleydale has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 484th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 6th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Scotton & Lower Wensleydale in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Scotton & Lower Wensleydale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Scotton & Lower Wensleydale ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Quentin Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.