Postcode · Scarborough
Crime in YO12 6BJ
How much crime is recorded in YO12 6BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barrowcliff & Northstead
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,326 (2024)
YO12 6BJScarborough
How safe is YO12 6BJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 6BJ area, 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
45.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 6BJNational
Violence and sexual offences43.323.6
Anti-social behaviour27.010.7
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Other theft6.84.5
Burglary3.09.1
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.