Crime Rates at Meadowfields, Whitby, YO21 1QG

Meadowfields area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 423rd highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowfields (YO21 1QG) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowfields (YO21 1QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitby Bus Station, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.