Postcode · Scarborough
Crime in YO12 6NU
How much crime is recorded in YO12 6NU, 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
- 1,394 (2024)
YO12 6NUScarborough
How safe is YO12 6NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 6NU 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
50.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 6NUNational
Violence and sexual offences47.123.6
Anti-social behaviour30.110.7
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Public order5.64.6
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.41.4
Burglary0.49.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.