Postcode · York
Crime in YO31 8LN
How much crime is recorded in YO31 8LN, 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
- 2,232 (2024)
YO31 8LNYork
How safe is YO31 8LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO31 8LN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 8LNNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Burglary7.19.1
Public order4.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.