Postcode · Scarborough
Crime in YO12 6PR
How much crime is recorded in YO12 6PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Scarborough Town & North Bay
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,626 (2024)
YO12 6PRScarborough
How safe is YO12 6PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 6PR area, above 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
40.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 6PRNational
Violence and sexual offences33.823.6
Anti-social behaviour22.610.7
Other theft5.84.5
Burglary5.79.1
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Shoplifting3.08.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.