Crime Rate in Great Ayton, ward

Great Ayton has the 41st lowest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 2400th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 75th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Great Ayton in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Great Ayton’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 130.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -48.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Great Ayton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 75 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.