Total Crime Rate

193.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 193.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gale Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Holgate , and the 71st highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gale Lane (YO24 3AD) in the last 12 months was 193.2 per 1,000 residents and was 165.9% higher than the Holgate average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 109.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gale Lane (YO24 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gale Farm Court, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gale Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bachelor Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gale Farm Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gale Farm Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Farm Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Lown Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meeting House Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Close —
Apr 2026Public order Vesper Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tennent Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Gale Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dijon Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acomb Mews —

Data Sources

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