Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 133.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.2 7/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Poppleton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Holgate , and the 114th highest crime rate of 631 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 Poppleton Road (YO26 4UL) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppleton Road (YO26 4UL), the main crime hotspot is near Birstwith Drive. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poppleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birstwith Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birstwith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windmill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birstwith Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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