Total Crime Rate

272.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 272.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 67.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Clock Tower Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe , and the 40th 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 Clock Tower Way (YO23 1PP) in the last 12 months was 272.0 per 1,000 residents and was 460.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 121.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clock Tower Way (YO23 1PP), 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 Clock Tower Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hubert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campleshon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hubert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clock Tower Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jamieson Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campleshon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campleshon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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