Total Crime Rate
99.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Water End area has the 14th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Clifton , and the 157th 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 Water End (YO30 6LL) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Clifton average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Water End (YO30 6LL), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Dale. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In York| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Dale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Government House Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Dale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Clifton Dale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clifton Dale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rosslyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Dale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Dale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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