Postcode district · Whitby
Crime in YO21
How much crime is recorded in YO21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 20,501 (2024)
YO21Postcode district · Whitby
How safe is YO21
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO21, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
YO21National
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Burglary9.29.1
Shoplifting7.08.4
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.