Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ruffa Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Pickering , and the 427th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruffa Lane (YO18 7HT) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 292.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruffa Lane (YO18 7HT), the main crime hotspot is near Birch View. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruffa Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Birch View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elm View Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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