Crime Rate in Acomb, ward

Acomb has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in York district and the 2413th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 77th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Acomb in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower than the York district average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Acomb’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 177 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Acomb ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 27 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Danebury Drive (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.