Crime Rates at Skipton Road, Harrogate, HG1 4LF

Skipton Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 954th lowest 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 Skipton Road (HG1 4LF) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower than the Bilton & Nidd Gorge average (57.2 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skipton Road (HG1 4LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cecil Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.