Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bowling Green Lane area has the 51st highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 128th 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 Bowling Green Lane (YO31 7NT) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 8 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 Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowling Green Lane (YO31 7NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Thomas' Place, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowling Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas' Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Newbiggin Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Newbiggin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalguise Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St John'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas' Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas' Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas' Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas' Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas' Place —
Apr 2026Robbery St Thomas' Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas' Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Newbiggin Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalguise Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Del Pyke Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Del Pyke Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Ramsay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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