Postcode · Scarborough
Crime in YO12 6SA
How much crime is recorded in YO12 6SA, 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
- 1,819 (2024)
YO12 6SAScarborough
How safe is YO12 6SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 58.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 6SA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 6SANational
Violence and sexual offences54.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Burglary6.29.1
Other theft5.04.5
Drugs4.92.4
Public order4.64.6
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.