Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Malvern Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Acomb , and the 274th 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 Malvern Avenue (YO26 5SF) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Avenue (YO26 5SF), the main crime hotspot is near Sowerby Road. Police recorded 40 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 Malvern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandacre Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sowerby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sowerby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandacre Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Severus Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severus Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severus Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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