Total Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fourth Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fourth Avenue (YO31 0ST) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% lower than the Guildhall average (293.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fourth Avenue (YO31 0ST), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In York| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eighth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | — | |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornby Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Asquith Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | — | |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | — | |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | — | |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sterne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sterne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sterne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | — | |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fourth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockingham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation |
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