Total Crime Rate

504.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 504.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 176.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.0 10/10
  • Public order 56.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.0 10/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.0 7/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Church Street (YO22 4DE) in the last 12 months was 504.0 per 1,000 residents and was 174.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 224.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (YO22 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flowergate —
Sep 2025Other theft Henrietta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haggersgate —
Sep 2025Drugs Haggersgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haggersgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour—
Sep 2025Public order Pier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Angel Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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