Total Crime Rate

303.9 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 303.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 38th 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 Somerset Road (YO31 8SE) in the last 12 months was 303.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Guildhall average (315.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (YO31 8SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mallard Landings, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saxon Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yearsley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arran Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Arran Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecross Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ashville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashville Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sturdee Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Croft —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sturdee Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kitchener Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Saxon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redgrave Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mallard Landings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Huntington Mews Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Court —
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Data Sources

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