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

Pear Tree Court 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 Pear Tree Court (YO1 7DF) 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 Pear Tree Court (YO1 7DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King'S Square (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pear Tree Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmer Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Newbiggin Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carmelite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavement Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pavement Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavement
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fossgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Shambles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Lane Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Newbiggin Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Saviour'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycorn Yard
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bartle Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fossgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodramgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monk Bar Court
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granary Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John Street

Data Sources

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