Total Crime Rate
73.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Recreation Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Pickering , and the 501st highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Recreation Road (YO18 7ET) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower than the Pickering average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Recreation Road (YO18 7ET), 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.
View Crime In Pickering| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Under investigation |
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