Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 27 local areas in Bishopthorpe , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 639 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 Melton Drive (YO23 2RW) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 116.4% higher than the Bishopthorpe average (32.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Drive (YO23 2RW), the main crime hotspot is near Vernon Close. Police recorded 32 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melton Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Close —
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Data Sources

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