Total Crime Rate

146.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ropery area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 188th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ropery (YO22 4EY) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ropery (YO22 4EY), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Ropery area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theftUnable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigation
Apr 2026Public orderUnder investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour
Apr 2026Burglary Horse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Ropery Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raft Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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