Total Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woolnough Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woolnough Avenue (YO10 3RF) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woolnough Avenue (YO10 3RF), the main crime hotspot is near Osbaldwick Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In York| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tuke Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolnough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallard Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Osbaldwick Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woolnough Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolnough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | — | |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | — | |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Osbaldwick Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadrian Avenue | Under investigation |
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