Crime Rates at Woodlands Crescent, Harrogate, HG2 7BA

Woodlands Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 260th 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 Woodlands Crescent (HG2 7BA) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Crescent (HG2 7BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hookstone Grange Court, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rudbeck Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.