Crime Rates at Ashfield Road, Harrogate, HG1 5ES

Ashfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashfield Road (HG1 5ES) in the last 12 months was 150.9 per 1,000 residents and was 178.7% higher than the Bilton & Nidd Gorge average (54.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Road (HG1 5ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regent Terrace, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skipton Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.