Postcode district · York
Crime in YO26
How much crime is recorded in YO26, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- York
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 46,137 (2024)
YO26Postcode district · York
How safe is YO26
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO26, 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
YO26National
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Burglary6.29.1
Shoplifting3.88.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.44.6
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.