Harrogate Town Centre vs Ripon

Harrogate Town Centre has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,825 crimes in the last 12 months. Ripon has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 1,062 crimes. Harrogate Town Centre scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Harrogate Town Centre shows a year-on-year crime trend of -19.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Ripon shows +9.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Harrogate Town Centre, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (561 incidents). In Ripon, it is Violent Crime (360 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Harrogate Town Centre recorded 470 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ripon recorded 297. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Harrogate Town Centre totalled 561 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 360 in Ripon. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Harrogate Town Centre recorded 2,258 crimes (now 1,825, a change of -19.2%). Ripon recorded 967 crimes previously (now 1,062, +9.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Harrogate Town Centre has a resolution rate of 15.9% and Ripon has 19.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Harrogate Town Centre falls within the North Yorkshire Police boundary. Ripon is covered by North Yorkshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Harrogate Town Centre and Ripon. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.