Crime Rates at French Street, Harrogate, HG1 4DA

French Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 496th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around French Street (HG1 4DA) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% higher than the Bilton & Nidd Gorge average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around French Street (HG1 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodfield Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.