Crime Rate in Wensleydale, ward

Wensleydale has the 22nd highest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 1819th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 160th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wensleydale in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% higher than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wensleydale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 254 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 291 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wensleydale ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Carlton Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.