Total Crime Rate

460.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 460.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.7 10/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Finkle Street area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knaresborough East , and the 42nd 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 Finkle Street (HG5 8AA) in the last 12 months was 460.1 per 1,000 residents and was 702.1% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 175.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finkle Street (HG5 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Castlegate. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Finkle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Bag Bank —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savage Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Savage Yard —
Apr 2026Burglary Castlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whiteley Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whiteley Yard —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Place —
Apr 2026Public order Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stead'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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