Total Crime Rate
149.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harkness Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Aiskew & Leeming , and the 190th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harkness Drive (DL7 9BB) in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 237.4% higher than the Aiskew & Leeming average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harkness Drive (DL7 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aiskew & Leeming| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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