Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley
Middle areaThe west of the North Yorkshire. 5,993 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 278 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 78% of people in Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley at a rate of 29.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.1 per 1,000 people across North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 86 |
| Other crime | 28 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Drug offences | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley compares
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Is Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley at a rate of 29.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.1 per 1,000 people across North Yorkshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (86), other crime (28) and anti-social behaviour (27).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Yorkshire
These figures are published for the whole of North Yorkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Yorkshire and not Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley alone. See North Yorkshire
Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley was £340,000 in 2025.
Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley had 6,013 usual residents at the census.
About 78% of people in Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley, 34.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.