Crime Rates at Mount Square, Whitby, YO21 3HL

Mount Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 17th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Square (YO21 3HL) in the last 12 months was 719.7 per 1,000 residents and was 291.2% higher than the Whitby Streonshalh average (184.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 310.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 95.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Square (YO21 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Ann'S Staith, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esplanade (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.