Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 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 143.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bishopthorpe Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe , and the 100th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishopthorpe Road (YO23 1DE) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 196.3% higher than the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishopthorpe Road (YO23 1DE), the main crime hotspot is near Clock Tower Way. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishopthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campleshon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clock Tower Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campleshon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campleshon Road —
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Data Sources

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