Total Crime Rate
202.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lincoln Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Holgate , and the 67th 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 Lincoln Street (YO26 4YP) in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 178.8% higher than the Holgate average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lincoln Street (YO26 4YP), 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.
View Crime In York| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Walworth Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingsland Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bright Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Albany Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stamford Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walworth Street North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swinerton Avenue | — |
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