Total Crime Rate

140.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.4 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 140.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dodsworth Avenue area has the 46th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 106th 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 Dodsworth Avenue (YO31 7TR) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dodsworth Avenue (YO31 7TR), the main crime hotspot is near Saxon Place. Police recorded 48 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 Dodsworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pottery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heworth Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pottery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arran Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pottery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pottery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pottery Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalguise Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalguise Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hyrst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irwin Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pottery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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