Total Crime Rate
116.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ascot Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Westfield , and the 134th 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 Ascot Way (YO24 4QX) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Westfield average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ascot Way (YO24 4QX), the main crime hotspot is near Chesney Fields. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 31 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Garth | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kempton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kingsway West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kempton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Garth | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sandown Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheltenham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kempton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesney Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesney Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesney Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesney Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesney Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chesney Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesney Fields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesney Fields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Avenue | Under investigation |
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