Total Crime Rate

211.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Main Street area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cayton , and the 104th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Main Street (YO11 3TE) in the last 12 months was 211.8 per 1,000 residents and was 207.7% higher than the Cayton average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Street (YO11 3TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinfold Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near On or near (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Main Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation

Data Sources

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