Postcode · Scarborough
Crime in YO12 6TH
How much crime is recorded in YO12 6TH, 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
- 1,587 (2024)
YO12 6THScarborough
How safe is YO12 6TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 6TH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 6THNational
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.42.4
Burglary1.39.1
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.21.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.