Total Crime Rate

219.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 219.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Beech Grove area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Acomb , and the 54th 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 Beech Grove (YO26 5LD) in the last 12 months was 219.1 per 1,000 residents and was 337.6% higher than the Acomb average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Grove (YO26 5LD), the main crime hotspot is near Cross Street. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaconsfield Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaconsfield Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elmtree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Beaconsfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severus Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severus Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Severus Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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