Total Crime Rate
106.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kings Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (HG1 5JG) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Road (HG1 5JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warren Place, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cecil Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coppice Valley & Duchy| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Elmwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Franklin Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grange Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skipton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Elmwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skipton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Skipton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skipton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmwood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Warren Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Roberts Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warren Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warren Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Warren Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Warren Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Warren Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Warren Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Warren Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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