Total Crime Rate
99.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 6th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Masham & Fountains , and the 335th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (HG3 5RL) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 277.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode HG3 5RL, the main crime hotspot is near Broad Carr Road. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Carr Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broad Carr Road | — |
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