Total Crime Rate

220.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 220.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.4 10/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merchants Court area has the 27th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 50th highest crime rate of 639 local areas in York .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merchants Court (YO31 7UT) in the last 12 months was 220.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower than the Guildhall average (315.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchants Court (YO31 7UT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 94 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 Merchants Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalguise Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalguise Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fleming Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1036 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layerthorpe —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Layerthorpe Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mansfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redeness Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Hallfield Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Scrope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scrope Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scrope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Faber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hallfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Villa Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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