Crime Rates at Park Lane, Knaresborough, HG5 0DQ

Park Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Boroughbridge & Claro , and the 110th 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 Park Lane (HG5 0DQ) in the last 12 months was 208.4 per 1,000 residents and was 217.5% higher than the Boroughbridge & Claro average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 100.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 157.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Lane (HG5 0DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nora Avenue. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.