Total Crime Rate
132.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clifton area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Clifton , and the 115th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton (YO30 6BD) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% higher than the Clifton average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% 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 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifton Dale (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In York| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lister Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highcliffe Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Church Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Dale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Dale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Clifton Dale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Dale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Dale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinfold Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clifton Dale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lister Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skelton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinfold Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rosslyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skelton Court | Under investigation |
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