Postcode · Whitby
Crime in YO21 2BN
How much crime is recorded in YO21 2BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Esk Valley & Runswick Coast
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,929 (2024)
YO21 2BNWhitby
How safe is YO21 2BN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO21 2BN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
YO21 2BNNational
Burglary13.29.1
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft3.04.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.