Postcode · Scarborough
Crime in YO12 5LS
How much crime is recorded in YO12 5LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Falsgrave
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,465 (2024)
YO12 5LSScarborough
How safe is YO12 5LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 5LS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 5LSNational
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Public order4.24.6
Burglary2.69.1
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.