Crap Towns / Pickering / Crime

How much crime is there in Pickering?

The police recorded 49.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Pickering from September 2023 to August 2026, 35% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 26.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 50.9, up from 42.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	42.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	56.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	50.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	26.9	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.8	7.0
Public order	3.5	6.6
Other theft	3.1	5.4
Shoplifting	2.4	7.1
Burglary	1.8	3.1
Vehicle crime	1.6	3.8
Drugs	1.4	2.4
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Robbery	0.1	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Scarborough	24.4 km	115
Whitby	28.0 km	86.1
Malton	11.9 km	60.8
Huntington	33.8 km	58.0
Driffield	34.7 km	56.4
Pickering	–	49.9
Easingwold	30.3 km	48.2
Filey	31.8 km	47.1
Norton-on-Derwent	13.0 km	44.0
Haxby	32.1 km	28.3
Strensall	28.6 km	22.5
The typical town	–	76.2