Great Ayton & Stokesley
Middle areaThe north east of the North Yorkshire. 7,798 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 86 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 36% of people in Great Ayton & Stokesley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Great Ayton & Stokesley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Great Ayton & Stokesley at a rate of 72.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.1 per 1,000 people across North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 207 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 138 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 80 |
| Other crime | 73 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Great Ayton & Stokesley compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Great Ayton & Stokesley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Great Ayton & Stokesley at a rate of 72.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.1 per 1,000 people across North Yorkshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Great Ayton & Stokesley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (207), violence and sexual offences (138) and criminal damage and arson (80).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Yorkshire
These figures are published for the whole of North Yorkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Yorkshire and not Great Ayton & Stokesley alone. See North Yorkshire
Great Ayton & Stokesley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Great Ayton & Stokesley was £245,000 in 2025.
Great Ayton & Stokesley had 7,678 usual residents at the census.
About 36% of people in Great Ayton & Stokesley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Great Ayton & Stokesley, 78.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.