Total Crime Rate
98.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kestrel Wood Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Huntington & New Earswick , and the 155th 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 Kestrel Wood Way (YO31 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% higher than the Huntington & New Earswick average (85.6 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -73.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kestrel Wood Way (YO31 9EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brockfield Park Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heather Croft (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Huntington & New Earswick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brockfield Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Covert | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Covert | Under investigation |
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