Total Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barlow Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Acomb , and the 186th lowest 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 Barlow Street (YO26 5HS) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Acomb average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barlow Street (YO26 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Drive North (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 | Anti-social behaviour | Severus Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Garden Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Garden Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Severus Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Garden Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Severus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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