Postcode · Harrogate
Crime in HG1 5LY
How much crime is recorded in HG1 5LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stray
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,880 (2024)
HG1 5LYHarrogate
How safe is HG1 5LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HG1 5LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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).
HG1 5LYNational
Anti-social behaviour21.710.7
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary12.89.1
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.