Total Crime Rate
69.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harebell Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bilton & Nidd Gorge , and the 547th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harebell Close (HG3 2SL) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harebell Close (HG3 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Bluebell Walk. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Killinghall, Hampsthwaite & Saltergate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tansy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burdock Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clover Way | Under investigation |
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