Crime Rates at Forest Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 7JJ

Forest Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 493rd highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Avenue (HG2 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Fairfax & Starbeck average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -84.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Avenue (HG2 7JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spa Terrace, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highbank Grove (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.