Total Crime Rate
843.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Byron Walk Mews 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 Byron Walk Mews (HG2 0LQ) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Byron Walk Mews (HG2 0LQ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lancaster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cambridge Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parliament Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ginnel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Princes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parliament Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ginnel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Ginnel | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petergate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oxford Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpellier Street | — |
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.