Total Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 61.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Roche Avenue area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 251st highest 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 Roche Avenue (YO31 9BB) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roche Avenue (YO31 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Foss Court. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roche Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foss Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foss Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byland Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byland Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byland Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellfarm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foss Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roche Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middleham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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