Total Crime Rate

204.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 204.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 113.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Abbey Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Clifton , and the 65th highest crime rate of 631 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 Abbey Street (YO30 6BG) in the last 12 months was 204.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% higher than the Clifton average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Street (YO30 6BG), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsway North. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Dale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinfold Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinfold Court —
Apr 2026Robbery Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highcliffe Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Dale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Dale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Clifton Dale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Dale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Rosslyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft St Philip'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Dale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Philip'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spalding Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spalding Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsway North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Road —
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Data Sources

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