Total Crime Rate
56.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Howard Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Clifton , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 639 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 Howard Drive (YO30 5XB) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower than the Clifton average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Howard Drive (YO30 5XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheshire Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barton Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ings View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Troutsdale Avenue | — |
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