Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 52.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Waterside area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knaresborough East , and the 765th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Waterside (HG5 8DF) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside (HG5 8DF), 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 Waterside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Castlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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