Postcode · York
Crime in YO31 8JA
How much crime is recorded in YO31 8JA, 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
- 1,793 (2024)
YO31 8JAYork
How safe is YO31 8JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO31 8JA area, 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
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 8JANational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Burglary10.19.1
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order3.04.6
Other theft1.34.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.