Total Crime Rate

257.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.6 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 257.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pottery Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 42nd 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 Pottery Lane (YO31 8SR) in the last 12 months was 257.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottery Lane (YO31 8SR), 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 Pottery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pottery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heworth Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Wulstan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Wulstan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hyrst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pottery Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pottery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pottery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irwin Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pottery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fossway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pottery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arran Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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