Crime Rates at Elm Road, Harrogate, HG1 4NG

Elm Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 51st highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Road (HG1 4NG) in the last 12 months was 363.6 per 1,000 residents and was 536.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 168.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 471.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (HG1 4NG), 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.