Total Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linton Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Holgate , and the 192nd 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 Linton Street (YO26 4SA) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% lower than the Holgate average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Linton Street (YO26 4SA), the main crime hotspot is near Sowerby Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sowerby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandacre Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birstwith Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnsall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnsall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnsall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burnsall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burnsall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnsall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandacre Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birstwith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sowerby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birstwith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bouthwaite Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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