Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Stakesby Vale area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 1002nd highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stakesby Vale (YO21 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stakesby Vale (YO21 1JZ), 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 Stakesby Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downdinner Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Auckland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stakesby Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arundel Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Downdinner Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downdinner Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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