Postcode district · Scarborough
Crime in YO11
How much crime is recorded in YO11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 34,658 (2024)
YO11Postcode district · Scarborough
How safe is YO11
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO11, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
144
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).
YO11National
Violence and sexual offences49.023.6
Anti-social behaviour43.310.7
Shoplifting16.88.4
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Public order8.84.6
Burglary7.19.1
Drugs5.22.4
Other theft5.24.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.