Total Crime Rate
122.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 249th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Kings Road (HG1 5HG) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.5% higher than the Bilton & Nidd Gorge average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Road (HG1 5HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dawson Terrace, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strawberry Dale (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bilton & Nidd Gorge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grange Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strawberry Dale Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strawberry Dale | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chatsworth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skipton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dawson Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Grove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Grove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Luke'S Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strawberry Dale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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