Scotton & Lower Wensleydale 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?
Homes rented privately: 30% here, compared with 19% across North Yorkshire (11.7 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
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: 5% here, compared with 12% across North Yorkshire (7.2 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.
People aged 65 or over: 18.3% here, compared with 25% across North Yorkshire (6.7 percentage points lower).
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.
Police-recorded locations for Scotton & Lower Wensleydale ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
176 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 168 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Scotton & Lower Wensleydale 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: 18 mapped crimes in September 2024; 22 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 · Scotton & Lower Wensleydale
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
18
5
October 2024
17
3
November 2024
13
5
December 2024
12
2
January 2025
14
3
February 2025
12
3
March 2025
15
2
April 2025
17
3
May 2025
12
2
June 2025
14
4
July 2025
12
1
August 2025
12
1
September 2025
13
2
October 2025
13
4
November 2025
16
2
December 2025
10
2
January 2026
9
1
February 2026
12
1
March 2026
16
2
April 2026
29
3
May 2026
15
1
June 2026
11
1
July 2026
10
6
August 2026
22
4
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Scotton & Lower Wensleydale
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
98
other theft
18
criminal damage arson
14
drugs
11
public order
10
possession of weapons
7
vehicle crime
7
other crime
6
bicycle theft
5
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.
