Total Crime Rate

213.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.0 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 213.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitby Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Pickering , and the 101st highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitby Road (YO18 7BD) in the last 12 months was 213.1 per 1,000 residents and was 157.7% higher than the Pickering average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitby Road (YO18 7BD), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime High Back Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herisson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Bank —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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