Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 230.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bower Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Harlow & St. Georges , and the 91st 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 Bower Road (HG1 5BW) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 571.8% higher than the Harlow & St. Georges average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bower Road (HG1 5BW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Commercial Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Sep 2025Public order Ebenezer Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ebenezer Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ebenezer Terrace —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cambridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Dale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northumberland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Dale Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strawberry Dale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franklin Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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