Total Crime Rate

211.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Knoll area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Westfield , and the 57th highest crime rate of 639 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 The Knoll (YO24 3EB) in the last 12 months was 211.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% higher than the Westfield average (131.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Knoll (YO24 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near Tithe Close. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Knoll area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterwood Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Slessor Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salmond Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Knoll Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Knoll Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterwood Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michaels Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tithe Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Knoll Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tithe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Westfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Cornlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thoresby Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Knoll Under investigation

Data Sources

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