Total Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Evelyn Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Clifton , and the 164th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Evelyn Crescent (YO30 6DR) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Clifton average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evelyn Crescent (YO30 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Waveney Grove. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Evelyn Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Stone Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilberforce Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crombie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crombie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Surtees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Surtees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crichton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Luke'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharton Avenue

Data Sources

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