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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in YO2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

YO2 recorded 117 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.55 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 39.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 33.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring71.5 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment117 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 33.1% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

117
trending_down -7.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

71.5per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,699

Within YO2 district

York

25,719

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Falconer Street Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 6
16
Conference/Exhibition Centre Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Public order: 4
10
Windmill Rise Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Other theft: 2
8
Silverdale Court Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Public order: 1
6
Walton Place Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Drugs: 1
4
New Lane Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Drugs: 2
4
Nunthorpe Road Map
total: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Drugs: 2
4
Rylatt Place Map
total: 3 Burglary: 1 Drugs: 1
3
Wain'S Grove Map
total: 3 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1
3
Petrol Station Map
total: 2 Drugs: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
117 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
46
39.3%
Shoplifting
16
13.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
14
12.0%
Drug Offences
11
9.4%
Public Order
8
6.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
6
5.1%
Other Theft
6
5.1%
Burglary
4
3.4%
Vehicle Crime
4
3.4%
Theft from Person
1
0.9%
Other Crime
1
0.9%

Crime Analysis: YO2

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in YO2 (39.3%). Shoplifting (13.7%) and Anti-social Behaviour (12.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in YO2 has fallen sharply — by 33.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for YO2 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -7.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -33.1%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -3.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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