Total Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beckfield Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Acomb , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beckfield Lane (YO26 5PG) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beckfield Lane (YO26 5PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trenchard Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Low Poppleton Lane (4 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 | Newlands Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norman Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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