Crime Rate in Westfield, ward

Westfield has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 wards in York district and the 903rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 75th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Westfield in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher than the York district average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Westfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 617 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -43.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 753 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Westfield ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Cross Street, with 98 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Wandle (28 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.