Crime Rates at Church Street, Whitby, YO22 4AW

Church Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 177th 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 Church Street (YO22 4AW) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (YO22 4AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near On or near, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Angel Yard (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.