Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hillcrest area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Osbaldwick & Derwent , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest (YO19 5UB) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% higher than the Osbaldwick & Derwent average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest (YO19 5UB), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Crest. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Data Sources

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