Total Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 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 104.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Waveney Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Clifton , and the 148th 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 Waveney Grove (YO30 6EQ) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waveney Grove (YO30 6EQ), 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 Waveney Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sutton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Crescent
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crombie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crombie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crichton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crichton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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