Total Crime Rate

160.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 160.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ascot Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Westfield , and the 96th 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 Ascot Way (YO24 4QX) in the last 12 months was 160.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ascot Way (YO24 4QX), the main crime hotspot is near Chesney Fields. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ascot Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesney Fields —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sandown Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandown Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queenswood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashford Place —
Sep 2025Robbery Ascot Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascot Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ascot Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ascot Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stuart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chesney Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesney Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stuart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsway West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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