Crime Rates at Scriven Road, Knaresborough, HG5 9EQ

Scriven Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Boroughbridge & Claro , and the 564th lowest 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 Scriven Road (HG5 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the Boroughbridge & Claro average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scriven Road (HG5 9EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stockwell Place, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blind Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.