Crime

Crime in York by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

5,701crimes recordedJune to August 2026

+18%on the 3 months beforemore crime

Wheldrakelowest rate9.7 per 1,000 a year

87.4middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Derwenthorpe (-19%), Tang Hall (-9%) and Osbaldwick (-5%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#				Most common
1	BishophillYO1 · 14,646 residents	457.2	▲ 27%	anti-social behaviour
2	LayerthorpeYO31 · 17,688 residents	321.3	▲ 23%	violence
3	FishergateYO10 · 21,182 residents	217.4	▲ 17%	anti-social behaviour
4	Clifton MoorYO30 · 4,118 residents	187.5	▲ 1%	anti-social behaviour
5	YorkYO1 · 80,492 residents	172.6	▲ 18%	violence
6	CliftonYO30 · 10,911 residents	148.8	▲ 18%	violence
7	WestfieldYO24 · 10,844 residents	117.3	▲ 26%	violence
8	Tang HallYO10 · 16,214 residents	110.3	▼ 9%	violence
9	HolgateYO26 · 12,441 residents	109.3	▲ 21%	anti-social behaviour
10	AcombYO24 · 16,964 residents	106.8	▲ 25%	anti-social behaviour
11	FoxwoodYO24 · 13,743 residents	103.3	▲ 15%	violence
12	ChapelfieldsYO26 · 10,947 residents	99	▲ 46%	violence
13	Badger HillYO10 · 5,325 residents	96.9	▲ 7%	anti-social behaviour
14	HuntingtonYO32 · 21,322 residents	93.2	▲ 42%	violence
15	HeslingtonYO10 · 42,146 residents	92	▼ 4%	violence
16	South BankYO23 · 11,958 residents	91.3	▲ 17%	violence
17	WoodthorpeYO24 · 10,704 residents	87.8	▲ 16%	anti-social behaviour
18	Bell FarmYO31 · 9,926 residents	87.4	▲ 22%	violence
19	WiggintonYO32 · 6,066 residents	84.4	▲ 73%	anti-social behaviour
20	FulfordYO10 · 8,497 residents	80	▼ 2%	violence
21	OsbaldwickYO10 · 37,126 residents	79.4	▼ 5%	anti-social behaviour
22	BishopthorpeYO23 · 12,936 residents	76.7	▲ 25%	violence
23	DringhousesYO24 · 8,821 residents	73.9	▲ 22%	violence
24	HeworthYO31 · 13,519 residents	68.6	▲ 1%	anti-social behaviour
25	New EarswickYO32 · 7,310 residents	64.6	▲ 11%	violence
26	DerwenthorpeYO31 · 14,129 residents	60.9	▼ 19%	anti-social behaviour
27	HaxbyYO32 · 14,734 residents	60.8	▲ 54%	anti-social behaviour
28	RawcliffeYO30 · 8,250 residents	58.2	0%	violence
29	SkeltonYO30 · 1,671 residents	31.1	–	violence
30	StrensallYO32 · 5,233 residents	29.8	▼ 13%	anti-social behaviour
31	CopmanthorpeYO23 · 5,463 residents	25.6	▼ 17%	violence
32	Upper PoppletonYO26 · 4,864 residents	20.6	▲ 14%	anti-social behaviour
33	Nether PoppletonYO26 · 4,864 residents	17.3	▲ 40%	anti-social behaviour
34	DunningtonYO19 · 3,659 residents	13.1	0%	violence
35	Askham RichardYO23 · 1,578 residents	12.7	–	violence
36	WheldrakeYO19 · 1,651 residents	9.7	–	public order

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Questions people ask

Which areas of York have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Wheldrake, Askham Richard, Dunnington, Nether Poppleton and Upper Poppleton.

Which areas of York have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Bishophill, Layerthorpe, Fishergate, Clifton Moor and York.

Is crime going up or down in York?

Across York, 5,701 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 18% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.