Heworth South & The Groves
Middle areaCentral York. 10,734 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Heworth South & The Groves live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Heworth South & The Groves
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heworth South & The Groves at a rate of 89.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.2 per 1,000 people across York.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 328 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 259 |
| Other crime | 132 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 79 |
| Shoplifting | 74 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Heworth South & The Groves compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Heworth South & The Groves safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heworth South & The Groves at a rate of 89.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.2 per 1,000 people across York.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 109 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Heworth South & The Groves.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (328), anti-social behaviour (259) and other crime (132).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of York
These figures are published for the whole of York, not for each middle area, so they describe all of York and not Heworth South & The Groves alone. See York
Heworth South & The Groves in brief
The median price paid for a home in Heworth South & The Groves was £235,500 in 2025.
Heworth South & The Groves had 10,108 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Heworth South & The Groves live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Heworth South & The Groves, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.