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Crime in YO26 4

How much crime is recorded in YO26 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
York
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
12,231 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO26 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO26 4, 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
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

YO26 4National
Violence and sexual offences34.123.6
Anti-social behaviour24.510.7
Burglary9.59.1
Shoplifting7.88.4
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft5.04.5
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Drugs2.22.4
Theft from the person2.12.1
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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