Total Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Springwood Grove area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Acomb , and the 265th lowest 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 Springwood Grove (YO26 5ND) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springwood Grove (YO26 5ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boroughbridge 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Iver Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Millgates | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Millgates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Iver Close | Under investigation |
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