Total Crime Rate

152.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 152.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Forest Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Pickering , and the 169th 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 Forest Road (YO18 7EB) in the last 12 months was 152.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% higher than the Pickering average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (YO18 7EB), the main crime hotspot is near Birch View. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maudon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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