Crime Rates at Sowerby Road, York, YO26 4RN

Sowerby Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Holgate , and the 64th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sowerby Road (YO26 4RN) in the last 12 months was 206.6 per 1,000 residents and was 184.4% higher than the Holgate average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 108.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sowerby Road (YO26 4RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sowerby Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.