Crime Rate in Upper Dales, ward

Upper Dales has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 387th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 5th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Upper Dales in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Upper Dales’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Upper Dales ward, the main local crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.