Postcode · Harrogate
Crime in HG2 8PS
How much crime is recorded in HG2 8PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hookstone
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,263 (2024)
HG2 8PSHarrogate
How safe is HG2 8PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HG2 8PS area, 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
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
HG2 8PSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Burglary10.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% 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.