Total Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 8.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Key Way area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Fulford & Heslington , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 631 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 Key Way (YO19 4QS) in the last 12 months was 8.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Key Way (YO19 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Wood Crescent, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fordlands Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Key Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordlands Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crossfield Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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