Total Crime Rate

168.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Martins Lane area has the 40th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 81st highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Martins Lane (YO1 6LN) in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Lane (YO1 6LN), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 201 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lendal
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lendal
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Low Ousegate
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lendal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Hudson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lendal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lendal Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Micklegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026ShopliftingUnder investigation

Data Sources

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