Postcode · York
Crime in YO26 5SL
How much crime is recorded in YO26 5SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Acomb
- Council
- York
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,665 (2024)
YO26 5SLYork
How safe is YO26 5SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO26 5SL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 5SLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Burglary2.49.1
Shoplifting2.28.4
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.