Postcode · York
Crime in YO31 7SL
How much crime is recorded in YO31 7SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heworth South & The Groves
- Council
- York
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,716 (2024)
How safe is YO31 7SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO31 7SL area, broadly in line with 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
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 7SLNational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Anti-social behaviour19.710.7
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Shoplifting7.18.4
Burglary5.39.1
Public order2.44.6
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.21.4
Other theft1.14.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.