Crime Rates at Ashfield Close, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, HG3 5JP

Ashfield Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Masham & Fountains , and the 658th 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 Ashfield Close (HG3 5JP) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 128.4% higher than the Masham & Fountains average (26.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Close (HG3 5JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grassfield Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Low Wath Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.