Postcode · Knaresborough
Crime in HG5 8PY
How much crime is recorded in HG5 8PY, 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
- 1,413 (2024)
How safe is HG5 8PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HG5 8PY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 8PYNational
Shoplifting7.18.4
Burglary6.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Violence and sexual offences4.023.6
Public order1.04.6
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Other theft0.54.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.