Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byland Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 863rd highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byland Road (YO21 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Whitby Streonshalh average (193.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byland Road (YO21 1HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Auckland Way. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Byland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stakesby Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeching Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeching Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Field House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Auckland Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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