Total Crime Rate

304.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 304.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.5 10/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkgate area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Pocklington Provincial , and the 31st highest crime rate of 1,117 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

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 Kirkgate (YO42 2DD) in the last 12 months was 304.9 per 1,000 residents and was 766.1% higher than the Pocklington Provincial average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 207.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkgate (YO42 2DD), the main crime hotspot is near Kirkgate. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkland Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grape Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Pavement Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Square —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Hallgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cemetery Lane Local resolution
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Data Sources

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