Postcode district · York
Crime in YO24
How much crime is recorded in YO24, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- York
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 38,297 (2024)
How safe is YO24
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO24, broadly in line with 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).
YO24National
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Anti-social behaviour22.610.7
Burglary9.59.1
Shoplifting7.98.4
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.