Total Crime Rate

218.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 128.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Harlow & St. Georges , and the 98th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Park (HG1 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 218.9 per 1,000 residents and was 527.9% higher than the Harlow & St. Georges average (34.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Park (HG1 1BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A61 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
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Data Sources

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