Total Crime Rate
340.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burton Stone Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Clifton , and the 32nd 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 Burton Stone Lane (YO30 6DF) in the last 12 months was 340.7 per 1,000 residents and was 184.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1605.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burton Stone Lane (YO30 6DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burton Stone Lane, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evelyn Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crombie Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Surtees Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ratcliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ratcliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Field View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pembroke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shipton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Surtees Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Surtees Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Surtees Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Newborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Crombie Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crombie Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crombie Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crombie Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crombie Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Newborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crombie Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Newborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burton Stone Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper Newborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burton Stone Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burton Stone Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.