Crime Rates at Bouthwaite Drive, York, YO26 4TH

Bouthwaite Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Holgate , and the 69th 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 Bouthwaite Drive (YO26 4TH) in the last 12 months was 195.2 per 1,000 residents and was 168.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bouthwaite Drive (YO26 4TH), 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.