Total Crime Rate

615.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 615.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 188.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.7 10/10
  • Other theft 61.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 58.6 10/10
  • Robbery 26.1 10/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gillygate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 12th 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 Gillygate (YO31 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 615.6 per 1,000 residents and was 109.8% higher than the Guildhall average (293.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillygate (YO31 7EQ), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gillygate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Claremont Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A19 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A19 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Public order Low Petergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Low Petergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapter House Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft A19 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lendal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews —
Apr 2026Public orderUnder investigation
Apr 2026ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lendal Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bootham Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bootham Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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