Crime Rates at Water Lane, York, YO30 6PN

Water Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Clifton , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 639 local areas in York .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Lane (YO30 6PN) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Clifton average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -92.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -93.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (YO30 6PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burdyke Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.