Total Crime Rate

349.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

183.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 349.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 183.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.2 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knaresborough Road area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Knaresborough Road (HG2 7LT) in the last 12 months was 349.6 per 1,000 residents and was 545.4% higher than the Bilton & Nidd Gorge average (54.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 183.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knaresborough Road (HG2 7LT), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knaresborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rydal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leyland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leyland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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