Total Crime Rate

318.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

240.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 318.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 240.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 236.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nora Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knaresborough East , and the 60th 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 Nora Avenue (HG5 0DR) in the last 12 months was 318.4 per 1,000 residents and was 455.0% higher than the Knaresborough East average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 240.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nora Avenue (HG5 0DR), 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.

Crime Over Time in Nora Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nora Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nora Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nora Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ethel Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Halfpenny Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halfpenny Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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