York City Centre
Middle areaCentral York. 11,699 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in York City Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in York City Centre
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in York City Centre at a rate of 505.5 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 | 1,857 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1,529 |
| Shoplifting | 965 |
| Other crime | 833 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 254 |
| Burglary | 124 |
| Drug offences | 114 |
| Robbery | 92 |
| Vehicle crime | 92 |
| Theft from the person | 54 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How York City Centre compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is York City Centre safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in York City Centre at a rate of 505.5 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, 703 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in York City Centre.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,857), anti-social behaviour (1,529) and shoplifting (965).
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 York City Centre alone. See York
York City Centre in brief
The median price paid for a home in York City Centre was £292,500 in 2025.
York City Centre had 11,347 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in York City Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In York City Centre, 77.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.