Total Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vernon Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Harlow & St. Georges , and the 446th lowest crime rate of 2,071 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 Vernon Road (HG2 8DE) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower than the Harlow & St. Georges average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vernon Road (HG2 8DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grey Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harlow & St. Georges| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wensley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kenilworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
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