Total Crime Rate
51.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jorvik Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Acomb , and the 283rd 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 Jorvik Close (YO26 5HD) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the Acomb average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jorvik Close (YO26 5HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Viking Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In York| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dane Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Viking Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jute Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mowbray Drive | — |
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