Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 60.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dickens Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Huntington & New Earswick , and the 252nd 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 Dickens Close (YO32 9GD) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Huntington & New Earswick average (78.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Close (YO32 9GD), 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 Dickens Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middleham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foston Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foston Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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