Postcode district · York
Crime in YO32
How much crime is recorded in YO32, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- York
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 39,431 (2024)
YO32Postcode district · York
How safe is YO32
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO32, 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
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
YO32National
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Shoplifting6.78.4
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.