Total Crime Rate

565.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 565.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 177.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 155.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.0 10/10
  • Other theft 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Coppice Valley & Duchy , and the 26th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Street (HG1 1HS) in the last 12 months was 565.1 per 1,000 residents and was 950.0% higher than the Coppice Valley & Duchy average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Street (HG1 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cambridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Oxford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petergate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back York Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back York Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Harrogate Under investigation

Data Sources

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