Great Ayton
WardThe north east of the North Yorkshire. About 5,464 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 130 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 54% of people in Great Ayton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Great Ayton compares
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Is Great Ayton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Great Ayton at a rate of 72.4 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, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Great Ayton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (135), violence and sexual offences (76) and criminal damage and arson (47).
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 ward, so they describe all of North Yorkshire and not Great Ayton alone. See North Yorkshire
Great Ayton in brief
Great Ayton had 5,488 usual residents at the census.
About 54% of people in Great Ayton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Great Ayton, 72.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Great Ayton, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.