Total Crime Rate

11141.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4260.9 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 11141.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 4260.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3326.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 2695.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2619.6 10/10
  • Public order 728.3 10/10
  • Other theft 380.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 337.0 10/10
  • Drugs 260.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 239.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 163.0 10/10
  • Burglary 130.4 10/10
  • Robbery 108.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 97.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.6 10/10
  • Other crime 21.7 10/10
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

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 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 Market Street (YO1 8SL) in the last 12 months was 11141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3696.1% 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 306 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 392 (≈ 4260.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (YO1 8SL), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 988 crimes here, including 448 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/235)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchantgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Low Ousegate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchantgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parliament Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchantgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchantgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchantgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchantgate —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Merchantgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Merchantgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merchantgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavement —
Apr 2026Public order Low Petergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour—
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lendal —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pavement Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lendal —
Apr 2026Other theft Lendal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lendal Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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