Postcode · York
Crime in YO31 1BU
How much crime is recorded in YO31 1BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heworth North & Stockton
- Council
- York
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,434 (2024)
How safe is YO31 1BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO31 1BU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
YO31 1BUNational
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.