Total Crime Rate

220.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 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 220.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.1 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knaresborough East , and the 96th 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 High Street (HG5 0EA) in the last 12 months was 220.7 per 1,000 residents and was 284.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (HG5 0EA), the main crime hotspot is near Castlegate. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Bag Bank
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Savage Yard
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savage Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Castlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stockwell Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stockwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Place
Apr 2026Public order Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gracious Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Whiteley Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiteley Yard
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stead'S Yard Under investigation

Data Sources

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