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

The Courtyard 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 The Courtyard (YO1 6LR) 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 The Courtyard (YO1 6LR), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 438 crimes here, including 244 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Courtyard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishophill Senior
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Low Ousegate
Apr 2026Other crimeAwaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dewsbury Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cygnet Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bar Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Trinity Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lendal Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lendal Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lendal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lendal
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lendal
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub 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 offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation

Data Sources

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