Total Crime Rate

189.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 189.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Harness Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Boroughbridge & Claro , and the 129th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Harness Lane (YO51 9PF) in the last 12 months was 189.4 per 1,000 residents and was 188.5% higher than the Boroughbridge & Claro average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harness Lane (YO51 9PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hunters Row, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wetherby Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Harness Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Chase —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Chase —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Ridings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Ridings —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ashbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ashbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunters Row —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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