Crime Rates at Church Street, York, YO1 8BG

Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the highest crime rate of 639 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 Church Street (YO1 8BG) in the last 12 months was 10510.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3227.0% higher than the Guildhall average (315.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 304 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -32.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 297 (≈ 3228.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 86.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (YO1 8BG), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 949 crimes here, including 365 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.