Postcode sector · York
Crime in YO6 3
How much crime is recorded in YO6 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 4,225 (2024)
How safe is YO6 3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO6 3, 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
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
YO6 3National
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.71.5
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% 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.