Total Crime Rate

606.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

234.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 606.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 234.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 204.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.0 8/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Drugs 22.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Paradise area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 26th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paradise (YO21 3QF) in the last 12 months was 606.1 per 1,000 residents and was 213.7% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (β‰ˆ 234.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise (YO21 3QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Crescent, where police recorded 108 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 Paradise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pier Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Esplanade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Angel Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Ann'S Staith Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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