Crime Rates at Ainsty Avenue, York, YO24 1HH

Ainsty Avenue 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 Ainsty Avenue (YO24 1HH) 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 Ainsty Avenue (YO24 1HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ainsty Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.