Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale
Middle areaThe west of the North Yorkshire. 10,355 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 596 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale at a rate of 29.2 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 | 113 |
| Other crime | 68 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 58 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale at a rate of 29.2 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, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (113), other crime (68) and anti-social behaviour (58).
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 Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale alone. See North Yorkshire
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale in brief
The median price paid for a home in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale was £425,000 in 2025.
Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale had 10,159 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale, 64.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.