Crime Rates at Knaresborough Road, Harrogate, HG2 7LU

Knaresborough Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 544th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Knaresborough Road (HG2 7LU) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knaresborough Road (HG2 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyland Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfax Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.