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Crime in YO12 6DR
How much crime is recorded in YO12 6DR, 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
- 1,653 (2024)
How safe is YO12 6DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 6DR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 6DRNational
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Shoplifting20.08.4
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.64.5
Burglary1.79.1
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 84% 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.