Crime Rates at Sixth Avenue, York, YO31 0US

Sixth Avenue area has the 56th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 143rd highest 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 Sixth Avenue (YO31 0US) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sixth Avenue (YO31 0US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scrope Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.