Postcode · York
Crime in YO26 5EB
How much crime is recorded in YO26 5EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Acomb
- Council
- York
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,711 (2024)
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How safe is YO26 5EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO26 5EB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
YO26 5EBNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Burglary13.09.1
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other theft0.74.5
Public order0.54.6
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.