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Crime in YO22 4FL

How much crime is recorded in YO22 4FL, 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
2,129 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO22 4FL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO22 4FL area, broadly in line with 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
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 4FLNational
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order3.84.6
Shoplifting3.38.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.51.4
Burglary0.19.1
Other crime0.01.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 74% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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