Total Crime Rate
91.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 7th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Masham & Fountains , and the 370th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (HG3 5BA) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 246.1% higher than the Masham & Fountains average (26.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode HG3 5BA, the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Netherdale (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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