Total Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 26.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Clifton area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Clifton , and the 125th 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 Clifton (YO30 6BD) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher than the Clifton average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton (YO30 6BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifton Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petersway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avenue Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinfold Court
Sep 2025Other theft Pinfold Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pinfold Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clifton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Dale
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clifton Dale Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highcliffe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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