Crime Rates at Dragon Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 5DS

Dragon Avenue 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 Dragon Avenue (HG1 5DS) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Dragon Avenue (HG1 5DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westmoreland Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.