Crime Rates at Kirkgate, Knaresborough, HG5 8AD

Kirkgate area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knaresborough East , and the 45th 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 Kirkgate (HG5 8AD) in the last 12 months was 409.0 per 1,000 residents and was 591.7% higher than the Knaresborough East average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 137.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkgate (HG5 8AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castlegate, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.