Total Crime Rate

419.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 419.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.5 10/10
  • Other theft 37.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Close area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Rawcliffe & Clifton Without , and the 20th highest crime rate of 639 local areas in York .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Close (YO30 5WL) in the last 12 months was 419.8 per 1,000 residents and was 641.5% higher than the Rawcliffe & Clifton Without average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -59.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 259.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Close (YO30 5WL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A1237 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hurricane Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1237 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1237 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1237 —
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Data Sources

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