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

Somerset Road 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 Somerset Road (YO31 8SE) 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 Somerset Road (YO31 8SE), 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 Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huntington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arran Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fossway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mistral Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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