Crime Rate in Filey, ward

Filey has the 15th highest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 2915th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 193rd lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Filey in the last 12 months was 77.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Filey’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 216 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 246 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Filey ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Flat Cliffs. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.