Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ouseburn Avenue 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 Ouseburn Avenue (YO26 5NL) 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 Ouseburn Avenue (YO26 5NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millgates, where police recorded 11 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ouseburn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Millgates Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iver Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Millgates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iver Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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