Postcode · Whitby
Crime in YO22 4AF
How much crime is recorded in YO22 4AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitby South & East
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,432 (2024)
YO22 4AFWhitby
How safe is YO22 4AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO22 4AF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
YO22 4AFNational
Violence and sexual offences36.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Burglary2.99.1
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.