Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lavender Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Acomb , and the 228th highest 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 Lavender Grove (YO26 5RX) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Grove (YO26 5RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandacre Court, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindsey Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lavender Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandacre Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandacre Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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