Total Crime Rate
64.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Robert Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe , and the 245th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Robert Street (YO23 1PS) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher than the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Robert Street (YO23 1PS), 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.
View Crime In York| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Campleshon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brunswick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jamieson Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clock Tower Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Campleshon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Campleshon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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