Total Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.8 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 65.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle 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
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 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Acomb , and the 241st 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 5SG) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Avenue (YO26 5SG), 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 2026Other theft Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sowerby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Severus Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severus Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sandacre Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandacre Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sowerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severus Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sowerby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Road —
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Data Sources

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