Total Crime Rate

149.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 149.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bede Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Clifton , and the 91st 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 Bede Avenue (YO30 6ED) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 43.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bede Avenue (YO30 6ED), 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 Bede Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Surtees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Surtees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Surtees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney Grove
Apr 2026Shoplifting Surtees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Surtees Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Surtees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Surtees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Surtees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Surtees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowntree Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Newborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bootham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burton Stone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burton Stone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shipton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burton Stone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burton Stone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burton Stone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowntree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Green Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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