Total Crime Rate

3984.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1751.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 3984.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1751.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1415.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1122.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 446.6 10/10
  • Public order 245.1 10/10
  • Other theft 185.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 154.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 118.6 10/10
  • Burglary 79.1 10/10
  • Drugs 71.2 10/10
  • Robbery 55.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 35.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
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

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 7HZ) 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 7HZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Low Petergate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/198)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavement Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parliament Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Low Ousegate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavement —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pavement Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcome
Apr 2026ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public orderAwaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weaponsUnder investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Lane Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Shambles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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