Total Crime Rate

409.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 409.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 143.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.3 8/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hilton Lane 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 Hilton Lane (HG5 8BX) 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 Hilton Lane (HG5 8BX), the main crime hotspot is near Castlegate. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hilton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Castlegate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stead'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Savage Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlegate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castlegate —
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Tree Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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