Crime Rate in Wheldrake, ward

Wheldrake has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 wards in York district and the 742nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 13th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wheldrake in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower than the York district average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wheldrake’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wheldrake ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Deighton Grove Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.