Total Crime Rate

259.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 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 259.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.5 7/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southgate 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 Southgate (YO18 8BL) 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 Southgate (YO18 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near On or near (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Southgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Southgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Applegarth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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