Crime Rate in Micklegate, ward

Micklegate has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 wards in York district and the 396th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 31st highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Micklegate in the last 12 months was 178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% higher than the York district average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Micklegate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 743 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 11 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 876 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Micklegate ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 392 crimes here, including 178 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.