Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ambrose Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Fishergate , and the 295th lowest crime rate of 639 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 Ambrose Street (YO10 4DR) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower than the Fishergate average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambrose Street (YO10 4DR), the main crime hotspot is near Wenlock Terrace. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ambrose Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wenlock Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wenlock Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wenlock Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wenlock Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Grove

Data Sources

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