Whitby West ward · North Yorkshire. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 25% here, compared with 34.7% across North Yorkshire (9.7 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 21.9% here, compared with 16.1% across North Yorkshire (5.8 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 17% here, compared with 12% across North Yorkshire (4.9 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Whitby West ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
300 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 324 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Whitby West ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 26 mapped crimes in September 2024; 45 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Whitby West
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
26
3
October 2024
24
5
November 2024
18
12
December 2024
26
6
January 2025
31
14
February 2025
24
7
March 2025
27
4
April 2025
22
8
May 2025
25
8
June 2025
32
9
July 2025
34
15
August 2025
35
5
September 2025
18
2
October 2025
22
3
November 2025
25
12
December 2025
23
4
January 2026
19
2
February 2026
22
7
March 2026
27
9
April 2026
14
7
May 2026
32
6
June 2026
20
7
July 2026
33
9
August 2026
45
5
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Whitby West
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
179
criminal damage arson
25
public order
19
other theft
16
vehicle crime
14
drugs
12
shoplifting
9
burglary
8
other crime
8
possession of weapons
3
theft from the person
3
bicycle theft
2
robbery
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Publication history: North Yorkshire Police: Crime data not provided for July 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: North Yorkshire Police: Crime data refresh for July 2026.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
