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Crime in YO11 3AA
How much crime is recorded in YO11 3AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wheatcroft & Cayton
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,440 (2024)
How safe is YO11 3AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO11 3AA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
YO11 3AANational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Other theft2.94.5
Burglary2.29.1
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime1.31.5
Public order0.94.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.