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Crime in YO12 6TL
How much crime is recorded in YO12 6TL, 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
- 1,518 (2024)
How safe is YO12 6TL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 6TL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 6TLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Other crime2.61.5
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Burglary1.69.1
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.