Crime Rates at Low Petergate, York, YO1 7HY

Low Petergate 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 Low Petergate (YO1 7HY) 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 Low Petergate (YO1 7HY), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 982 crimes here, including 444 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.