York crime rate
Overview of York crime rate
The most reported crimes include Violence and sexual offences (31.0%), Anti-social behaviour (23.1%), and Shoplifting (10.8%), with Theft from the person, Possession of weapons, and Robbery being least frequent.
Among its 21 wards, Guildhall, Micklegate, and Westfield report the highest crime rates, while Copmanthorpe, Bishopthorpe, and Heworth Without are the safest.
Examining Postcode districts within York, YO24, YO31, and YO1 have higher crime rates, whereas YO62, YO41, and YO60 are significantly safer.
York crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 6117 (31.0)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 4551 (23.1)%
- Shoplifting – 2122 (10.8)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1460 (7.4)%
- Public order – 1178 (6.0)%
- Other theft – 1140 (5.8)%
- Bicycle theft – 930 (4.7)%
- Burglary – 674 (3.4)%
- Vehicle crime – 589 (3.0)%
- Drugs – 395 (2.0)%
- Other crime – 206 (1.0)%
- Theft from the person – 137 (0.7)%
- Possession of weapons – 119 (0.6)%
- Robbery – 89 (0.5)%
How does York compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas York is compared against
Crime rates in York wards
There are 21 wards within York. Guildhall (York), Micklegate, Westfield (York) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 21 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for York wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under York
There are 15 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with York. Highest crime rates in YO24, YO31, YO1 .
- YO24 – 198.4
- YO31 – 188.9
- YO1 – 165.8
- YO30 – 150.4
- YO51 – 148.8
- YO10 – 143.7
- YO26 – 126.1
- YO32 – 117.4
- YO23 – 116.0
- YO43 – 90.4
- YO19 – 88.8
- YO61 – 73.6
- YO62 – 72.8
- YO41 – 60.0
- YO60 – 51.4
Postcode districts in York
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