Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowther Street area has the 54th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 119th highest crime rate of 639 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 Lowther Street (YO31 7LE) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower than the Guildhall average (315.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowther Street (YO31 7LE), the main crime hotspot is near Park Crescent. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowther Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Monkgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbot Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbot Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Del Pyke —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Thomas' Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas' Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pilgrim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brownlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dennison Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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