Postcode · Scarborough
Crime in YO11 3DZ
How much crime is recorded in YO11 3DZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wheatcroft & Cayton
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,681 (2024)
YO11 3DZScarborough
How safe is YO11 3DZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO11 3DZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
YO11 3DZNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.