Total Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Coppice Valley & Duchy , and the 580th 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 Victoria Road (HG2 0HQ) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (HG2 0HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parliament Street, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Crescent (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Mary'S Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prospect Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cambridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cambridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cambridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Royal Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A61 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Royal Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Esplanade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glebe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Somerset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ginnel | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | The Ginnel | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Somerset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parliament Street | — |
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