Crime Rates at Fairfax Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 7RF

Fairfax Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 71st 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 Fairfax Avenue (HG2 7RF) in the last 12 months was 266.1 per 1,000 residents and was 391.2% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 140.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Avenue (HG2 7RF), 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.