Total Crime Rate
45.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mornington Crescent area has the 28th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Coppice Valley & Duchy , and the 891st highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Mornington Crescent (HG1 5DL) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Coppice Valley & Duchy average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mornington Crescent (HG1 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Westmoreland Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In High Harrogate & Kingsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Back Elmwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dragon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Regent Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hyde Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hyde Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mowbray Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mowbray Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Regent Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodfield Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grove Park Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Westmoreland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westmoreland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chippendale Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Elmwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmwood Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Street | Under investigation |
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