Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 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 48.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ropery Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Pocklington Provincial , and the 445th highest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ropery Walk (YO42 2BF) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the Pocklington Provincial average (32.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ropery Walk (YO42 2BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterloo Square (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ropery Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour May Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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