Crime Rates at Sandgate, Whitby, YO22 4DB

Sandgate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 21st highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Sandgate (YO22 4DB) in the last 12 months was 664.0 per 1,000 residents and was 243.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandgate (YO22 4DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Crescent, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near On or near (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.