Total Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Otterwood Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe , and the 238th 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 Otterwood Lane (YO24 3JP) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Otterwood Lane (YO24 3JP), the main crime hotspot is near Tithe Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 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 | Westfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Josephs Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Knoll | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrell Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Salmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tithe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tithe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tithe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tithe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tithe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tithe Close | Under investigation |
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