Stray
Middle areaThe south west of the North Yorkshire. 7,632 people in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Stray live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Stray
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stray at a rate of 80.3 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 |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 165 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 155 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 127 |
| Other crime | 75 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Stray compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Stray safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stray at a rate of 80.3 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, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Stray.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (165), anti-social behaviour (155) and violence and sexual offences (127).
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 Stray alone. See North Yorkshire
Stray in brief
The median price paid for a home in Stray was £470,000 in 2025.
Stray had 7,374 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Stray live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Stray, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.