Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sefton Avenue area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sefton Avenue (YO31 9LR) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sefton Avenue (YO31 9LR), the main crime hotspot is near Foston Grove. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sefton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foston Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Laburnum Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laburnum Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Laburnum Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Foston Grove Local resolution
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Data Sources

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