Total Crime Rate

247.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 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 247.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 44.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Aldwark area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 44th 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 Aldwark (YO1 7BU) in the last 12 months was 247.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 10 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 Bicycle theft ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldwark (YO1 7BU), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 198 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aldwark area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bartle Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchantgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merchantgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Merchantgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Merchantgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchantgate
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchantgate
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchantgate
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchantgate
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchantgate
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Grape Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Burglary Low Petergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Low Petergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Petergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grape Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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