Crime Rates at Vanbrugh Drive, York, YO10 5HE

Vanbrugh Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Heworth , and the 179th 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 Vanbrugh Drive (YO10 5HE) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Heworth average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vanbrugh Drive (YO10 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brentwood Crescent, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishopsway (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.