Crime Rates at Willoughby Way, York, YO24 3NS

Willoughby Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe , and the 217th 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 Willoughby Way (YO24 3NS) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% higher than the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe average (46.5 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willoughby Way (YO24 3NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenwood Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.