Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate
WardThe south west of the North Yorkshire. About 8,671 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate at a rate of 183.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.1 per 1,000 people across North Yorkshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 196 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (414), anti-social behaviour (380) and shoplifting (308).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Yorkshire
These figures are published for the whole of North Yorkshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Yorkshire and not Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate alone. See North Yorkshire
Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate in brief
Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate had 8,349 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.