Total Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 51.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Wains Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe , and the 286th 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 Wains Road (YO24 2UD) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wains Road (YO24 2UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silverdale Court, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wain'S Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wains Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Martin Cheeseman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silverdale Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herdsman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herdsman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wain'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wain'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wain'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chaloner'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaloner'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wain'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silverdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silverdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silverdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Martin Cheeseman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Silverdale Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lerecroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lerecroft Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silverdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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