Total Crime Rate

218.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.0 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 218.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 56.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mount Pleasant area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Whitby Streonshalh , and the 99th 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 Mount Pleasant (YO22 4HT) in the last 12 months was 218.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (YO22 4HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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