Crime Rate in Cayton, ward

Cayton has the 25th highest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 3647th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 148th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cayton in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cayton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 145 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cayton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.