Crime Rates at Westville Oval, Harrogate, HG1 3JN

Westville Oval area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Bilton Grange & New Park , and the 231st 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 Westville Oval (HG1 3JN) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% higher than the Bilton Grange & New Park average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 253.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westville Oval (HG1 3JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park House Green (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.