Total Crime Rate

707.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 707.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 223.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 199.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.0 10/10
  • Public order 40.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterstead Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 18th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Waterstead Lane (YO21 1QB) in the last 12 months was 707.3 per 1,000 residents and was 284.5% higher than the Whitby Streonshalh average (184.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 178.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterstead Lane (YO21 1QB), the main crime hotspot is near A171. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterstead Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lyndhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterstead Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Park Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyndhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A171 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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