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Crime in YO31 8

How much crime is recorded in YO31 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
York
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
16,122 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO31 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO31 8, above 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
38.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Anti-social behaviour21.810.7
Burglary11.69.1
Shoplifting9.78.4
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft4.14.5
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs2.02.4
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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