Crime Rates at Wood Street, York, YO31 7TW

Wood Street area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 170th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Street (YO31 7TW) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (YO31 7TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scrope Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.