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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)
Crime

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
By type

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
Trend

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.

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