York

At a glance, population and employment estimates for York.

Population: 211,012
People in Employment: 92,560 (69.4%)
People Inactive: 35,835 (26.9%)
People Unemployed: 4,950 (3.7%)
Number Of Jobs: 73k
Median Salary: £27,507
Mean Salary: £32,222

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for York. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in York for 2024

Yorks most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 7,042 crimes and in 2022 there were 7,095 crimes. Which is an decrease of 53 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	7,042	497	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	4,935	431	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,769	163	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,599	138	Getting Better
Public order	1,572	107	Getting Better
Other theft	1,296	105	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	912	99	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	585	58	Getting Better
Burglary	591	52	Getting Better
Drugs	425	34	Getting Better
Other crime	211	23	Getting Better
Theft from the person	159	12	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	120	10	Getting Better
Robbery	85	3	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in York

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Guildhall has the highest crime rate of all the wards in York, with 5562 crimes and 309 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Heworth Without has 114 crimes and 30 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Micklegate	191	14
Heworth	137	9
Huntington & New Earswick	91	7
Hull Road	87	6
Clifton	78	8
Rawcliffe & Clifton Without	77	6
Holgate	75	6
Dringhouses & Woodthorpe	71	6
Guildhall	61	16
Westfield	59	9
Fishergate	56	5
Acomb	52	6
Osbaldwick & Derwent	45	5
Rural West York	44	6
Haxby & Wigginton	28	2
Wheldrake	14	3
Copmanthorpe	13	3
Strensall	13	2
Bishopthorpe	12	3
Heworth Without	5	1
Fulford & Heslington	0	0

Crime map for York

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for York

The average property price in York is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in York is higher than average. Building and selling properties in York could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£538,191.25	£341,880.66	£285,887.30	£199,193.26
2022	£515,804.38	£328,323.80	£274,779.41	£190,998.61
2021	£460,197.97	£294,234.53	£246,561.56	£178,798.34
2020	£415,479.27	£268,144.06	£225,020.50	£168,101.67
2019	£405,980.38	£261,940.28	£219,601.85	£168,513.36
2018	£394,912.93	£254,203.96	£213,712.76	£166,306.52
2017	£384,576.86	£247,137.97	£208,937.76	£165,859.75
2016	£367,003.11	£236,514.82	£200,368.33	£156,786.62
2015	£345,784.02	£222,891.22	£189,805.82	£148,400.86
2014	£321,043.79	£207,577.14	£177,333.39	£138,811.72
2013	£300,648.77	£193,847.97	£166,376.72	£130,611.88
2012	£295,052.16	£190,304.12	£163,088.38	£128,915.92
2011	£291,526.45	£186,377.06	£158,496.15	£127,448.00
2010	£288,141.08	£185,880.28	£158,287.74	£127,062.04

Property prices over time for York

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for York

The median salary in York is £27,507 and the mean salary in York is £32,222.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 73k
Median Salary: £27,507
Annual Percentage Change: 13.5%
Mean Salary: £32,222

Salary comparison between York and Yorkshire

See how York compares to the rest of Yorkshire. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Yorkshire is £28,639 in Leeds and the lowest median salary is £23,350 in Kingston upon Hull UA. York ranks 2 out of 14 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Leeds	257k	£28,639	8.9%	£34,015	12.9%
East Riding of Yorkshire UA	120k	£28,067	10.4%	£31,118	7.8%
Kirklees	133k	£26,420	14.7%	£29,308	11.7%
Calderdale	72k	£26,136	10.9%	£29,763	10.0%
Sheffield	160k	£25,965	3.9%	£29,920	6.0%
Doncaster	88k	£25,356	1.9%	£30,401	9.6%
Bradford	147k	£25,299	6.8%	£29,812	8.8%
North Lincolnshire UA	56k	£25,253	5.3%	£29,829	4.6%
Barnsley	76k	£24,835	7.9%	£27,967	2.1%
Wakefield	119k	£24,825	6.1%	£28,743	4.6%
North East Lincolnshire UA	45k	£24,811	8.3%	£28,683	4.8%
Rotherham	84k	£24,246	11.2%	£27,853	11.0%
Kingston upon Hull UA	95k	£23,350	5.4%	£24,271	4.1%