Crime Rates at Skipton Road, Harrogate, HG1 4LJ

Skipton Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 376th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Skipton Road (HG1 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% 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 Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skipton Road (HG1 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warren Place, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cecil Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.