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Crime in YO31

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

Council
York
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
40,917 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO31

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO31, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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).

YO31National
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Anti-social behaviour19.110.7
Shoplifting8.78.4
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.24.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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