Crime Rates at Museum Street, York, YO1 7DP

Museum Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Museum Street (YO1 7DP) in the last 12 months was 3984.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1257.5% higher 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 358 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 17.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 443 (≈ 1751.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Museum Street (YO1 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 530 crimes here, including 268 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.