Crime Rates at Briggate, Knaresborough, HG5 8BQ

Briggate area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knaresborough East , and the 392nd lowest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briggate (HG5 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briggate (HG5 8BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castlegate, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.