Total Crime Rate
99.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Government House Road 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 Government House Road (YO30 6LU) 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 Government House Road (YO30 6LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Government House Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balfour Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In York| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swinerton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Government House Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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