Community Safety Annual report
Using crime statistics from 01/09/2024 – 31/08/2025
The year in summary
North Yorkshire Police have seen a steady decrease in crime year on year. The Ryedale and Filey areas are no different and have seen a decrease in a number of crime types as can be seen by the data provided.
Areas seeing an increase have been Kirkbymoorside and Pickering around anti-social behaviour (ASB) (covered in more detail on page 7) and graffiti Incidents in Malton and Norton.
The latter saw 3 reports of criminal damage involving graffiti. Each incident featured a red cross accompanied by various phrases or comments:
- One occurrence on St Nicholas Street
- Two on Castlegate
Additional reports may have circulated on social media but were not formally submitted to North Yorkshire Police. The content of the graffiti was broad and not explicitly offensive. At present, there are no viable lines of enquiry, and appeals for witnesses have not yielded any breakthroughs.
During Easter weekend 2024, an unauthorised traveller site was established. The matter falls under the responsibility of North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) Planning and is not a policing issue. NYP have received only a small number of complaints since the site was occupied. One of those reports concerned children riding quad bikes near the site. Investigations confirmed the activity occurred on private farmland with the landowner’s permission, so no further action was required.
Crime Statistics
Total recorded crimes for two 12-month periods -
01/09/23 – 31/08/24
01/09/24 – 31/08/25
See Appendix 1 for full data set.
|
|
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
Crimes |
% |
|
Arson & Criminal Damage |
282 |
330 |
+48 |
+17% |
|
Burglary |
104 |
133 |
+29 |
+28% |
|
Drug Offences |
81 |
69 |
-12 |
-15% |
|
Fraud |
163 |
100 |
-63 |
-39% |
|
Misc Crimes Against Society |
64 |
87 |
+23 |
+36% |
|
Possession Of Weapons |
31 |
19 |
-12 |
-39% |
|
Public Order Offences |
173 |
187 |
+14 |
+8% |
|
Robbery |
8 |
2 |
-6 |
-75% |
|
Sexual Offences |
155 |
141 |
-14 |
-9% |
|
Theft |
453 |
486 |
+33 |
+7% |
|
Vehicle Offences |
100 |
88 |
-12 |
-12% |
|
Violence Against The Person |
1167 |
1100 |
-67 |
-6% |
|
Grand Total |
2781 |
2742 |
-39 |
-1% |
Total recorded crimes per ward for last two years
01/09/23 – 31/08/24
01/09/24 – 31/08/25
See Appendix 2 for full data set.
|
|
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
Crimes |
% |
|
Amotherby |
84 |
87 |
+3 |
+4% |
|
Ampleforth |
28 |
40 |
+12 |
+43% |
|
Cropton |
46 |
37 |
-9 |
-20% |
|
Dales |
32 |
26 |
-6 |
-19% |
|
Derwent |
85 |
105 |
+20 |
+23% |
|
Filey |
352 |
304 |
-48 |
-14% |
|
Helmsley |
124 |
98 |
-26 |
-21% |
|
Hertford |
283 |
271 |
-12 |
-4% |
|
Hovingham |
30 |
39 |
+9 |
+30% |
|
Kirkbymoorside |
136 |
162 |
+26 |
+19% |
|
Malton |
392 |
358 |
-34 |
-9% |
|
Norton East |
210 |
202 |
-8 |
-4% |
|
Norton West |
285 |
208 |
-77 |
-27% |
|
Pickering East |
161 |
252 |
+91 |
+56% |
|
Pickering West |
156 |
166 |
+10 |
+6% |
|
Rillington |
57 |
55 |
-2 |
-3% |
|
Ryedale South West |
59 |
54 |
-5 |
-8% |
|
Sherburn |
58 |
58 |
0 |
0% |
|
Sheriff Hutton |
35 |
40 |
+5 |
+14% |
|
Sinnington |
25 |
39 |
+14 |
+56% |
|
Thornton Dale |
85 |
67 |
-18 |
-21% |
|
Wolds |
58 |
74 |
+16 |
+28% |
|
Grand Total |
2781 |
2742 |
-39 |
-1% |
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
The national definition of crimes recorded in the VAWG category “Includes any Crime Type of HO Level 1 Violence Offences, Sexual Offences or Misc. Crimes of Abuse of Position and Exploitation of Prostitution, or the crime has a Domestic qualifier, or a Misogyny hate crime qualifier where the victim is Female and Over the age of 10. (As per national reporting)”
Crimes recorded under this category have seen a decline over the previous 12 months. A total of 549 crimes were reported between 01/09/23 – 31/08/24, compared to 450 for the 01/09/24 – 31/08/25, a reduction of 99 crimes (-18%).
2024/25 VAWG Crime Stats
2023/24 VAWG Crime Stats
VAWG positive outcomes
Between 01/09/24 – 31/08/25, 13.32% of
crimes received a positive outcome. This is down from 14.80%
during the same period the previous year.
Retail crime
Shoplifting continues to be a country wide scourge on both local business owners and multi-national companies alike. Whilst we are not immune from this in the Ryedale area, we haven’t seen the same rises as other areas such as on the coast. Shoplifting increased by 8 crimes last year to 213 whereas on the Coast it rose from 921 to 1139 recorded crimes, a 24% increase.
2024/25 Shoplifting
See appendix 3 for break down per ward of this data
2023/24 Shoplifting
See appendix 3 for break down per ward of this data
Positive outcomes
For the 2024/25 year, the positive outcome rate for shop lifting was 41.67%.
Anti-Social Behaviour
Reported ASB has increased when compared to 2023/24 which had 576 reports of ASB. There were 66 extra reports of ASB Nuisance and ASB Environmental. ASB Personal figures have not been included below as these are invariably reports that relate to neighbour disputes or fall outs between individuals.
The year 2024/25 had 571 individual reporting people for ASB who reported 637 incidents. This resulted in 9 arrests, 1 person charged, 49 people stopped and asked for an account relating to what they were doing, 1 dispersal order, 2 community resolution disposal and 2 people reported for offences.
The 946 ASB reports are broken down into the following wards and times. If there is a ward not present on the below, it means there were no reports of ASB.
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ASB reports per ward 2024/25
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ASB reports per ward 2023/24
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Committed/Reported Hour 2024/25
|
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Committed/Reported Day 2024/25
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Kirkbymoorside and Pickering Crime and ASB
Over the past three months, North Yorkshire Police have been actively addressing a series of crime and disorder incidents affecting the northern Ryedale area. These events have had a notable impact on our local communities, prompting a coordinated response.
- A dedicated Problem-Solving Strategy has been implemented.
- A Community Impact Assessment has been completed.
- Collaborative efforts have been undertaken with partner agencies, including social services and housing providers.
Several individuals have been arrested in connection with offences such as public disorder, criminal damage, and theft. Bail conditions have been applied where appropriate.
It is important to acknowledge that all suspects involved are minors. While this does not diminish the seriousness of their actions, the legal process for juveniles differs significantly from that for adults. For less serious offences, immediate detention is not always permissible, and diversionary measures must be considered first. A number of investigations remain ongoing, and as such, further details cannot be disclosed at this time.
Filey
Filey ward has the most reported ASB for the last financial year. The predominant factor was youths travelling into the town on an evening and being a persistent nuisance to people and property within Filey. This has now largely been resolved through the use of supportive work with other agencies to divert youths away from trouble and the introduction of a problem solving plan. When necessary, there were some arrests for minor offences and dispersal orders issued.
How to contact us – updated methods
North Yorkshire Police are embracing modern methods of communication and reporting of crime. There is now an extensive “Contact us” page which provides a multitude of methods to contact us. The below QR code or this link Contact us | North Yorkshire Police will take you straight to this page:
There is also now a live chat function on the far bottom right-hand side of the NYP website. This can often be a quick way to report incidents or seek advice.
Live Chat is now live on NYP Website
Appendix 1
Recorded crimes for last two years.
01/09/23 – 31/08/24
01/09/24 – 31/08/25
Appendix 2
Recorded crimes in each ward for last two years.
01/09/23 – 31/08/24
01/09/24 – 31/08/25
Appendix 3
Shoplifting crimes per ward 2023/24
If a ward is not present, it means there have been no shoplifting crimes recorded during this period.
Shoplifting crimes per ward 2024/25
If a ward is not present, it means there have been no shoplifting crimes recorded during this period.
