Crime Rates at Recreation Road, Pickering, YO18 7ET

Recreation Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Pickering , and the 583rd highest 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 Recreation Road (YO18 7ET) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Pickering average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (YO18 7ET), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.