Total Crime Rate

165.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Fossway area has the 45th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 639 local areas in York .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fossway (YO31 8SQ) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Guildhall average (315.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fossway (YO31 8SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Byland Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fossway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sturdee Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sturdee Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturdee Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pottery Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redgrave Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byland Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Byland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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