Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nicholas Street area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholas Street (YO10 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholas Street (YO10 3EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bull Lane, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daysfoot Court (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholas Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldside Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lawrence Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lawrence Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Square β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farrar Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Daysfoot Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Public order Lawrence Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lawrence Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Court β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Court β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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