Postcode · York
Crime in YO31 7SW
How much crime is recorded in YO31 7SW, 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
- 1,657 (2024)
YO31 7SWYork
How safe is YO31 7SW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO31 7SW area, 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 7SWNational
Shoplifting19.68.4
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Burglary8.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.44.6
Robbery2.31.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.42.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.