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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in YO3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

YO3 recorded 494 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 13.01 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 10.2% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring155.95 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment494 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 10.2% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

494
trending_down -6.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

155.95per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

2,400

Within YO3 district

York

37,980

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Theatre/Concert Hall Map
total: 26 Anti-social behaviour: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 6
26
Waveney Grove Map
total: 25 Shoplifting: 15 Anti-social behaviour: 6
25
Supermarket Map
total: 24 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Shoplifting: 6
24
Blake Street Map
total: 22 Anti-social behaviour: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 4
22
Map
total: 20 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 2
20
St Thomas' Place Map
total: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 4
16
Low Ousegate Map
total: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
14
Church Lane Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 2
12
Claremont Terrace Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2
12
Lendal Map
total: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Public order: 4
12

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
494 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
175
35.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
121
24.5%
Shoplifting
47
9.5%
Public Order
38
7.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
28
5.7%
Bicycle Theft
21
4.3%
Other Theft
14
2.8%
Burglary
13
2.6%
Robbery
11
2.2%
Weapons Possession
8
1.6%
Drug Offences
6
1.2%
Vehicle Crime
5
1.0%
Other Crime
5
1.0%
Theft from Person
2
0.4%

Crime Analysis: YO3

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in YO3 (35.4%). Anti-social Behaviour (24.5%) and Shoplifting (9.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in YO3 has fallen sharply — by 10.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for YO3 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 -6.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -10.2%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.9%

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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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