Total Crime Rate
56.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chancery Court area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Holgate , and the 264th highest 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 Chancery Court (YO24 3DP) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Holgate average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chancery Court (YO24 3DP), 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 Bachelor Hill (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In York| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lown Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tennent Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bachelor Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Elmtree Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dijon Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gale Farm Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Front Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vesper Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acomb Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meeting House Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gale Farm Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gale Farm Court | — |
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