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Crime in YO12 7QT

How much crime is recorded in YO12 7QT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Scarborough Central
Council
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,579 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO12 7QT

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the YO12 7QT area, broadly in line with 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
31.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7QTNational
Violence and sexual offences27.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime2.31.5
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 29% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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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.

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