Postcode sector · York
Crime in YO1 5
How much crime is recorded in YO1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- York
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 1,983 (2024)
YO1 5Postcode sector · York
How safe is YO1 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO1 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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).
YO1 5National
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Anti-social behaviour24.110.7
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Public order5.84.6
Bicycle theft4.61.0
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting1.48.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.