Total Crime Rate
259.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
117.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Potter Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Pickering , and the 75th 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 Potter Hill (YO18 8AF) in the last 12 months was 259.8 per 1,000 residents and was 214.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Potter Hill (YO18 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 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 | Possession of weapons | Southgate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Applegarth | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Under investigation | |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Southgate | Awaiting court outcome |
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