Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 78.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Crescent Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 459th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Avenue (YO21 3EW) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Avenue (YO21 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Square, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Well Close Terrace (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Crescent Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downdinner Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Close Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downdinner Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Downdinner Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arundel Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Field House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Hilda'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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