Crime Rates at Briggs Street, York, YO31 8HW

Briggs Street area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Clifton , and the 14th highest crime rate of 639 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 Briggs Street (YO31 8HW) in the last 12 months was 583.1 per 1,000 residents and was 387.2% higher than the Clifton average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 318.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briggs Street (YO31 8HW), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.