Postcode district · Scarborough
Crime in YO13
How much crime is recorded in YO13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 15,024 (2024)
YO13Postcode district · Scarborough
How safe is YO13
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO13, 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
YO13National
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.44.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.