Total Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Priory Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Priory Street (YO1 6HD) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% lower than the Guildhall average (293.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Lower Priory Street (YO1 6HD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Priory Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nunthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishophill Senior —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bar Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bar Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Hudson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bar Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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