Postcode · Scarborough
Crime in YO12 5BB
How much crime is recorded in YO12 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Falsgrave
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,428 (2024)
YO12 5BBScarborough
How safe is YO12 5BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 5BB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
YO12 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Shoplifting8.68.4
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs2.02.4
Burglary1.09.1
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.