Total Crime Rate

1209.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

464.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 1209.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 479.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 464.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 382.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 127.6 9/10
  • Other theft 61.2 10/10
  • Public order 56.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Place area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 5th 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 Victoria Place (YO21 1EZ) in the last 12 months was 1209.2 per 1,000 residents and was 525.9% higher than the Whitby Streonshalh average (193.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (β‰ˆ 464.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Place (YO21 1EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Crescent, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near On or near (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner Street β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Bus Station β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Angel Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Ann'S Staith Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Bus Station β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belle Vue Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Bus Station β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Close Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Bus Station β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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