Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 78.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 39.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chessingham Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe , and the 190th 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 Chessingham Gardens (YO24 1XE) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% higher than the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chessingham Gardens (YO24 1XE), the main crime hotspot is near The Grove. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chessingham Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Court Under investigation
Apr 2026ShopliftingUnder investigation
Apr 2026ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crimeUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
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Data Sources

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