Total Crime Rate

212.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 212.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 116.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penny Lane Court area has the 30th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 56th highest crime rate of 639 local areas in York .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penny Lane Court (YO1 7DG) in the last 12 months was 212.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Guildhall average (315.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penny Lane Court (YO1 7DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 270 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near On or near (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penny Lane Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Shambles Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Little Shambles Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Shambles Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour—
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour—
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour—
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour—
Sep 2025Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025ShopliftingAwaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King'S Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pavement —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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