Postcode · Knaresborough
Crime in HG5 0LS
How much crime is recorded in HG5 0LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Knaresborough South & Follifoot
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,138 (2024)
How safe is HG5 0LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HG5 0LS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
HG5 0LSNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour21.410.7
Burglary8.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.54.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 227% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.