Total Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadow Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Haxby & Wigginton , and the 207th lowest 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 Meadow Lane (YO32 2YU) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Haxby & Wigginton average (48.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Lane (YO32 2YU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Orchard (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwood Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Orchard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Orchard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Paddock | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Paddock | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Orchard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Orchard | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Paddock | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | South Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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