Total Crime Rate

40.0 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 40.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.4 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
  • Robbery 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

University Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Fulford & Heslington , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 639 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 University Road (YO10 5DF) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Fulford & Heslington average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around University Road (YO10 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Beaufort Close. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 6 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour University Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour University Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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