Total Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Whitecross Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitecross Gardens (YO31 8LY) in the last 12 months was 9.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecross Gardens (YO31 8LY), 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 Whitecross Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arran Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Ramsay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greenfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huntington Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfields —
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Data Sources

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