Crime Rate in Pickering, ward

Pickering has the 14th highest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 2737th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 202nd lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Pickering in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% higher than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pickering’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 207 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 242 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pickering ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 54 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Market Place (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.