Total Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middlethorpe Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middlethorpe Drive (YO24 1NG) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% lower than the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middlethorpe Drive (YO24 1NG), the main crime hotspot is near Bursary Court. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In York| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bursary Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bursary Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Teachers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Square | — |
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