Crime Rates at Stockwell Road, Knaresborough, HG5 0JG

Stockwell Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knaresborough East , and the 545th lowest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stockwell Road (HG5 0JG) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stockwell Road (HG5 0JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castlegate (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.