Crime Rates at Elmfield Avenue, York, YO31 9LJ

Elmfield Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 55th 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 Elmfield Avenue (YO31 9LJ) in the last 12 months was 214.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 102.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmfield Avenue (YO31 9LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Foston Grove. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.