Total Crime Rate

163.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 163.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lucas Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Clifton , and the 84th 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 Lucas Avenue (YO30 6HH) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lucas Avenue (YO30 6HH), 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 Lucas Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burton Stone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wigginton Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burton Stone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burton Stone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burton Stone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Stone Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ratcliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Murrough Wilson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newby Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waveney Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wigginton Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wigginton Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burton Stone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wigginton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crichton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crichton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Intake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Intake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Intake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Intake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowntree Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowntree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burton Stone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burton Stone Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waveney Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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