Total Crime Rate

142.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Stonehouse Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 198th 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 Stonehouse Gardens (YO21 3AB) in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stonehouse Gardens (YO21 3AB), 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 Esplanade (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Stonehouse Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Bus Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Bus Station
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belle Vue Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Hilda'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Bus Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Close Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baxtergate
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Esplanade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Bus Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Bus Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Bus Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lyndhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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