Whitby vs York Outer (West)

Whitby has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,923 crimes in the last 12 months. York Outer (West) has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 4,231 crimes. York Outer (West) scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Whitby shows a year-on-year crime trend of +4.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. York Outer (West) shows -1.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Whitby, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (727 incidents). In York Outer (West), it is Violent Crime (1,401 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Whitby recorded 480 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while York Outer (West) recorded 1,112. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Whitby totalled 727 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,401 in York Outer (West). Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Whitby recorded 1,846 crimes (now 1,923, a change of +4.2%). York Outer (West) recorded 4,304 crimes previously (now 4,231, -1.7%).

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. Whitby has a resolution rate of 12.1% and York Outer (West) has 15.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Whitby falls within the North Yorkshire Police boundary. York Outer (West) 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 Whitby and York Outer (West). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.