Crime Rates at Old Barber, Harrogate, HG1 3DF

Old Barber area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 734th lowest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Barber (HG1 3DF) in the last 12 months was 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Bilton & Nidd Gorge average (54.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Barber (HG1 3DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redhill Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Top Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.