Total Crime Rate
81.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Devonshire Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 432nd 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 Devonshire Way (HG1 4BH) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devonshire Way (HG1 4BH), the main crime hotspot is near Westmoreland Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In High Harrogate & Kingsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | County Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grove Park Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Westmoreland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westmoreland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hambleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Regent Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hambleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Regent Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Park Lane | Under investigation |
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