Crime Rates at Newtondale Close, Knaresborough, HG5 0PU

Newtondale Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Boroughbridge & Claro , and the 92nd 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 Newtondale Close (HG5 0PU) in the last 12 months was 230.5 per 1,000 residents and was 260.9% higher than the Boroughbridge & Claro average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 106.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 213.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtondale Close (HG5 0PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cardinal Way, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near On or near (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.