Crime Rates at Moorcroft Road, York, YO24 2RQ

Moorcroft Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 639 local areas in York .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorcroft Road (YO24 2RQ) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorcroft Road (YO24 2RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silverdale Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herdsman Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.