Crime Rates at Moorcroft Road, York, YO24 2RG

Moorcroft Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe , and the 304th highest crime rate of 639 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 Moorcroft Road (YO24 2RG) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% higher than the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorcroft Road (YO24 2RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silverdale Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nairn Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.