Total Crime Rate

167.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Colebrooke Meadows area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knaresborough East , and the 151st 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 Colebrooke Meadows (HG5 0PT) in the last 12 months was 167.5 per 1,000 residents and was 192.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colebrooke Meadows (HG5 0PT), the main crime hotspot is near Nora Avenue. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Colebrooke Meadows area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nora Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nora Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Halfpenny Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halfpenny Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nora Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ethel Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nora Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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