Crime Rate in Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, ward

Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate has the 4th highest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 1033rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 94th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% higher than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 373 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 11.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 448 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.