Total Crime Rate

536.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.7 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 536.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 206.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Robbery 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Townend Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 16th 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 Townend Street (YO31 7PY) in the last 12 months was 536.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% higher than the Guildhall average (293.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 139.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townend Street (YO31 7PY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Townend Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Del Pyke Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas' Place —
Apr 2026Robbery St Thomas' Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monk Bar Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Bar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scaife Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monk Bar Court —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scaife Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Backhouse Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Newbiggin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Newbiggin Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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