Crime Rates at Dragon Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 5DS

Dragon Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Coppice Valley & Duchy , and the 909th highest 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 Dragon Avenue (HG1 5DS) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the Coppice Valley & Duchy average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dragon Avenue (HG1 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.