Crime Rates at Water Lane, York, YO30 6PP

Water Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Clifton , and the 154th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Lane (YO30 6PP) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (YO30 6PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burdyke Avenue, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsway North (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.