Crime Rates at Briggswath, Whitby, YO21 1RU

This area has the 9th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Derwent Valley & Moor , and the 577th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 This (YO21 1RU) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% higher than the Derwent Valley & Moor average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode YO21 1RU, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sleights, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beck Holme (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.