Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 78.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 49.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Lesley Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Fishergate , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lesley Avenue (YO10 4JS) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Fishergate average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lesley Avenue (YO10 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fulfordgate (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lesley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fulfordgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barmby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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