Total Crime Rate

158.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

St Hildas Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 2,071 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 St Hildas Gardens (YO21 3AA) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower than the Whitby Streonshalh average (184.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Hildas Gardens (YO21 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Esplanade. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Hildas Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Belle Vue Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Esplanade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esplanade
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bagdale
Sep 2025Other theft Bagdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Skinner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Close Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caygill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Close Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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