Crime Rate in Fishergate, ward

Fishergate has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 wards in York district and the 2346th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 184th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Fishergate in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the York district average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fishergate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 255 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 360 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fishergate ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.