Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 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 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Bowness Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Clifton , and the 295th 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 Bowness Drive (YO30 5TE) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Clifton average (127.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowness Drive (YO30 5TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheshire Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rawcliffe Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowness Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Way —
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Data Sources

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