Total Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moor Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe , and the 242nd 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 Moor Lane (YO24 2QA) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe average (48.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moor Lane (YO24 2QA), the main crime hotspot is near Nairn Close. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 3 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 | Other theft | Wordsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
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