Crime Rates at Wedderburn Close, Harrogate, HG2 7QP

Wedderburn Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Fairfax & Starbeck , and the 299th 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 Wedderburn Close (HG2 7QP) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wedderburn Close (HG2 7QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station View (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.