Total Crime Rate

314.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 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 314.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • 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

Bowling Green Croft area has the 18th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 30th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowling Green Croft (YO31 8FY) in the last 12 months was 314.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowling Green Croft (YO31 8FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mallard Landings, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerset Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowling Green Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Croft —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mallard Landings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Turner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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