Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 77.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Hanover Street West area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Holgate , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Street West (YO26 4YB) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Street West (YO26 4YB), the main crime hotspot is near Lincoln Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walworth Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albany Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swinerton Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsland Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walworth Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stamford Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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