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

Melton Drive 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 Melton Drive (YO23 2RW) 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 Melton Drive (YO23 2RW), 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 Melton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melton Drive 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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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