Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • 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
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

Beech Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bishopthorpe , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Avenue (YO23 2RL) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% higher than the Bishopthorpe average (29.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Avenue (YO23 2RL), the main crime hotspot is near Vernon Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Main Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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