Total Crime Rate

237.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 237.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 80.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Robbery 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bootham area has the 24th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 47th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bootham (YO30 7DF) in the last 12 months was 237.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Guildhall average (293.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bootham (YO30 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Anne'S Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bootham area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bootham Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bootham Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bootham Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hetherton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marygate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bootham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bootham Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Anne'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grosvenor Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen Anne'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Olave'S Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Olave'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bootham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bootham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne'S Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Anne'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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