Total Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 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 68.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lingfield Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe , and the 226th 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 Lingfield Crescent (YO24 1EP) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% higher than the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield Crescent (YO24 1EP), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lingfield Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ainsty Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Helen'S Road —
Apr 2026Public order Dante Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Ainsty Grove Local resolution
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Data Sources

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