Total Crime Rate

171.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 171.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 97.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heworth Place area has the 38th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 79th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heworth Place (YO31 0AB) in the last 12 months was 171.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heworth Place (YO31 0AB), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heworth Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour
Apr 2026Burglary Eastern Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour
Apr 2026ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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