Crime Rates at Gracious Street, Knaresborough, HG5 8DS

Gracious Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knaresborough East , and the 196th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gracious Street (HG5 8DS) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 149.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gracious Street (HG5 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King James Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.