Postcode sector · York
Crime in YO61 2
How much crime is recorded in YO61 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 11,303 (2024)
How safe is YO61 2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO61 2, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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).
YO61 2National
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Burglary2.69.1
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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Postcodes in this sector
- YO61 2AA
- YO61 2AB
- YO61 2AD
- YO61 2NH
- YO61 2NP
- YO61 2NQ
- YO61 2NR
- YO61 2NS
- YO61 2NT
- YO61 2NU
- YO61 2NW
- YO61 2NX
- YO61 2NY
- YO61 2NZ
- YO61 2PA
- YO61 2PB
- YO61 2PD
- YO61 2PE
- YO61 2PF
- YO61 2PG
- YO61 2PH
- YO61 2PJ
- YO61 2PL
- YO61 2PN
- YO61 2PP
- YO61 2PQ
- YO61 2PR
- YO61 2PS
- YO61 2PT
- YO61 2PU
- YO61 2PW
- YO61 2PX
- YO61 2PY
- YO61 2PZ
- YO61 2QA
- YO61 2QB
- YO61 2QD
- YO61 2QE
- YO61 2QF
- YO61 2QG
- YO61 2QH
- YO61 2QJ
- YO61 2QL
- YO61 2QN
- YO61 2QP
- YO61 2QQ
- YO61 2QR
- YO61 2QS