Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 9/10 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 150.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

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 4BN) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 4BN), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pier Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Other theftUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Street β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Ann'S Staith Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baxtergate β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviourβ€”

Data Sources

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