Total Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Summerfield Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 631 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 Summerfield Road (YO24 2RU) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Summerfield Road (YO24 2RU), the main crime hotspot is near Silverdale Court. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 8 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Silverdale Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Silverdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wordsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Silverdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Silverdale Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Silverdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Silverdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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