Total Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Penleys Grove Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 99th 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 Penleys Grove Street (YO31 7RH) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penleys Grove Street (YO31 7RH), 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 Penleys Grove Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Newbiggin Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas' Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalguise Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Thomas' Place
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 Dalguise Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas' Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Public order Del Pyke Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Del Pyke Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monk Bar Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monk Bar Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monk Bar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Newbiggin Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St John'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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