Postcode · Whitby
Crime in YO21 2SD
How much crime is recorded in YO21 2SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Ayton & Stokesley
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,540 (2024)
YO21 2SDWhitby
How safe is YO21 2SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO21 2SD 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
81
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 2SDNational
Anti-social behaviour41.910.7
Burglary16.99.1
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Shoplifting6.78.4
Public order2.74.6
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.