Total Crime Rate

194.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 194.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kyme Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 70th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kyme Street (YO1 6HG) in the last 12 months was 194.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kyme Street (YO1 6HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Street (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kyme Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cygnet Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Hudson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane
Apr 2026Burglary Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Benidict Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcelina Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Low Ousegate
Apr 2026Drugs Clement Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nunthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nunthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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