Postcode area · Harrogate
Crime in HG
How much crime is recorded in HG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 161,902 (2024)
HGPostcode area · Harrogate
How safe is HG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in HG, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HGNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Shoplifting6.38.4
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.