Crime Rates at Middlewood Lane, Fylingthorpe, Whitby, YO22 4TT

Middlewood Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Derwent Valley & Moor , and the 827th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middlewood Lane (YO22 4TT) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% lower than the Derwent Valley & Moor average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlewood Lane (YO22 4TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middlewood Crescent, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.