Total Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Preston Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Great Ayton , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Way (TS9 5QB) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the Great Ayton average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Preston Way (TS9 5QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near White Thorn Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jackson Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Ayton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peacocks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Avenue | — |
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