Total Crime Rate

2037.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

994.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2037.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 994.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 870.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 583.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 113.5 10/10
  • Other theft 97.3 10/10
  • Public order 81.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 70.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 64.9 10/10
  • Burglary 43.2 10/10
  • Drugs 32.4 10/10
  • Robbery 32.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wellington Row area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Guildhall , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .

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 Wellington Row (YO90 1WR) in the last 12 months was 2037.8 per 1,000 residents and was 594.3% higher 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 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 184 (≈ 994.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Row (YO90 1WR), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 530 crimes here, including 268 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishophill Senior —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Hudson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Micklegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trinity Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public orderUnder investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dewsbury Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public orderAwaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lendal —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lendal —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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