Postcode district · York
Crime in YO23
How much crime is recorded in YO23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- York
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 28,035 (2024)
YO23Postcode district · York
How safe is YO23
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO23, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
YO23National
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Burglary8.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Shoplifting3.78.4
Other theft3.24.5
Public order3.14.6
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.