Crime Rates at Meadley Square, Knaresborough, HG5 0EF

Meadley Square 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 Meadley Square (HG5 0EF) 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 Meadley Square (HG5 0EF), 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.