Total Crime Rate
154.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leeds Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Harlow & St. Georges , and the 166th 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 Leeds Road (HG2 8BE) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 342.2% higher than the Harlow & St. Georges average (34.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leeds Road (HG2 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coronation Grove (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oatlands & Pannal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waverley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gladstone Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coronation Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Crescent | Under investigation |
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