Postcode · Scarborough
Crime in YO12 5PH
How much crime is recorded in YO12 5PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newby & Scalby
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,579 (2024)
YO12 5PHScarborough
How safe is YO12 5PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 5PH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 5PHNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other crime1.51.5
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Public order0.34.6
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.