Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 39.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whernside Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 281st lowest 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 Whernside Avenue (YO31 0QA) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% lower than the Guildhall average (293.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whernside Avenue (YO31 0QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mossdale Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sterne Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whernside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tang Hall Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sterne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnholme Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Darnbrook Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tang Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mossdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Asquith Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tang Hall Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillamoor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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