Total Crime Rate
2037.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
994.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victor Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victor Street (YO1 6HR) in the last 12 months was 2037.8 per 1,000 residents and was 594.3% higher than the Guildhall average (293.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 184 (≈ 994.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victor Street (YO1 6HR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 205 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In York| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bar Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bar Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bar Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bar Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bar Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewsbury Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hetherton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bar Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bar Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lendal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lendal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lendal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lendal | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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