Postcode · Scarborough
Crime in YO12 5HL
How much crime is recorded in YO12 5HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Falsgrave
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,413 (2024)
YO12 5HLScarborough
How safe is YO12 5HL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 5HL 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 5HLNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Burglary3.99.1
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.