Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Bungalows area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knaresborough East , and the 978th highest 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 The Bungalows (HG5 8JQ) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower than the Knaresborough East average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Bungalows (HG5 8JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belmont Avenue, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6163 (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Bungalows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claro Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistle Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claro Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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