Total Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vanbrugh Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Heworth , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 639 local areas in York .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vanbrugh Drive (YO10 5HE) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% lower than the Heworth average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% 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 32 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.
View Crime In Heworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bishopsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Field Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Field Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deramore Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brentwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brentwood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brentwood Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishopsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishopsway | Under investigation |
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