Ryedale vs Whitby

Ryedale has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,791 crimes in the last 12 months. Whitby has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 1,923 crimes. Ryedale scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ryedale shows a year-on-year crime trend of +0.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Whitby shows +4.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ryedale, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,040 incidents). In Whitby, it is Violent Crime (727 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ryedale recorded 686 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Whitby recorded 480. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ryedale totalled 1,040 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 727 in Whitby. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ryedale recorded 2,769 crimes (now 2,791, a change of +0.8%). Whitby recorded 1,846 crimes previously (now 1,923, +4.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Ryedale has a resolution rate of 14.3% and Whitby has 12.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ryedale falls within the North Yorkshire Police boundary. Whitby is covered by North Yorkshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Ryedale and Whitby. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.