Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 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 65.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Boroughbridge Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Acomb , and the 236th highest 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 Boroughbridge Road (YO26 5SH) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% higher than the Acomb average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boroughbridge Road (YO26 5SH), 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 Boroughbridge Road area

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

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