Crime Rate in Holgate, ward

Holgate has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 wards in York district and the 3392nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 162nd lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Holgate in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the York district average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Holgate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 271 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 165.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 320 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Holgate ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Falconer Street, with 70 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Lincoln Street (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.