Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 53.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.4 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

University Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Fulford & Heslington , and the 273rd 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 University Road (YO10 5DF) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Fulford & Heslington average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around University Road (YO10 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near University Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in University Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson University Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour University Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alcuin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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