Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 65.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 East area has the 28th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Holgate , and the 235th highest 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 Hanover Street East (YO26 4YF) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Street East (YO26 4YF), 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 East area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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