Total Crime Rate
843.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victoria Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Harlow & St. Georges , and the 11th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (HG2 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 843.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2354.2% higher than the Harlow & St. Georges average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (β 348.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (HG2 0LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Place, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Crescent (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harlow & St. Georges| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petergate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parliament Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heywood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Treesdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parliament Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lancaster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parliament Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Park Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Park Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ginnel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montpellier Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montpellier Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpellier Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpellier Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Ginnel | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ginnel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Parade | β |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.