Masham & Fountains ward · North Yorkshire. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 40.7% here, compared with 34.7% across North Yorkshire (6 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 29.7% here, compared with 25% across North Yorkshire (4.7 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 12% across North Yorkshire (4.5 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Masham & Fountains ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
183 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 155 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Masham & Fountains ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 12 mapped crimes in September 2024; 9 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Masham & Fountains
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
12
1
October 2024
19
5
November 2024
14
4
December 2024
11
2
January 2025
13
2
February 2025
4
1
March 2025
14
2
April 2025
13
5
May 2025
17
8
June 2025
13
8
July 2025
14
4
August 2025
11
2
September 2025
34
3
October 2025
15
2
November 2025
13
0
December 2025
9
0
January 2026
15
3
February 2026
9
1
March 2026
11
7
April 2026
12
2
May 2026
16
5
June 2026
22
1
July 2026
18
2
August 2026
9
3
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Masham & Fountains
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
100
other theft
23
burglary
20
criminal damage arson
15
public order
12
vehicle crime
4
other crime
3
bicycle theft
2
shoplifting
2
drugs
1
possession of weapons
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Publication history: North Yorkshire Police: Crime data not provided for July 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: North Yorkshire Police: Crime data refresh for July 2026.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
