Total Crime Rate
62.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stockwell Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knaresborough East , and the 626th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stockwell Drive (HG5 0LW) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher than the Knaresborough East average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stockwell Drive (HG5 0LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frogmire Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blind Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frogmire Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blind Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stockwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Savage Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Savage Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frogmire Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blind Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
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