Crime Rates at Water Lane, York, YO30 6PW

Water Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Clifton , and the 214th highest crime rate of 639 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 6PW) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Clifton average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -73.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 279.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (YO30 6PW), 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.