Total Crime Rate

155.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knaresborough East , and the 174th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 St Johns Court (HG5 0FA) in the last 12 months was 155.9 per 1,000 residents and was 163.7% higher than the Knaresborough East average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Court (HG5 0FA), the main crime hotspot is near Nora Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nora Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nora Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nora Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halfpenny Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hambleton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halfpenny Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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