Total Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spire View area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Pickering , and the 671st lowest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spire View (YO18 7DE) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower than the Pickering average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spire View (YO18 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birdgate, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pickering| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keepers Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birdgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birdgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birdgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A170 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A169 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Lane | Under investigation |
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