Postcode · Scarborough
Crime in YO12 6US
How much crime is recorded in YO12 6US, 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
- 1,161 (2024)
YO12 6USScarborough
How safe is YO12 6US
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 6US area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.4
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 6USNational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Public order2.54.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 76% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.