Upper Dales
Middle areaThe north west of the North Yorkshire. 5,678 people in 749 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Upper Dales live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Upper Dales
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upper Dales at a rate of 27.7 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 | 44 |
| Other crime | 37 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Drug offences | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Upper Dales compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Upper Dales safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upper Dales at a rate of 27.7 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, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Upper Dales.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (44), other crime (37) and burglary (28).
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 Upper Dales alone. See North Yorkshire
Upper Dales in brief
The median price paid for a home in Upper Dales was £310,000 in 2025.
Upper Dales had 5,747 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Upper Dales live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Upper Dales, 39.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.