Crime Rate in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe, ward

Dringhouses & Woodthorpe has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in York district and the 2484th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 79th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the York district average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dringhouses & Woodthorpe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 240 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe ward, the main local crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.