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Overview of Scarborough crime rate

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Scarborough, with a medium crime rating, is ranked 15th out of 25 local boroughs in crime rate. In 2023, the area reported 13390 crimes among its population of 108735, which equates to a crime rate of 123.14 per 1000 people, a 2.99% decrease from the previous year.

The most common crime types in Scarborough are Violence and sexual offences (38.3%), Anti-social behaviour (24.2%), and Criminal damage and arson (8.4%). The least common types are Robbery (0.5%), Bicycle theft (0.4%), and Theft from the person (0.3%).

Scarborough is divided into 17 wards, with the highest crime rates in Castle (Scarborough) (481.8), Whitby Streonshalh (158.0), Falsgrave & Stepney (156.3). The safest wards are Hunmanby & Sherburn (part Scarborough) (47.7), Scalby & the Coast (42.4), Esk Valley & Coast (35.4).

In postcode districts overlapping with Scarborough, the highest crime rates are in YO11 (221.3), YO12 (115.2), and TS13 (98.9). The safest are YO22 (68.5), YO25 (50.9), YO13 (46.6).

In Scarborough, Anti-social behaviour saw a significant rise of 13.48% in 2020 but faced major declines of 9.59% in 2021, 15.85% in 2022, and 2.91% in 2023. Public order crimes increased by 2.34% in 2021 but decreased by 2.41% in 2023. Shoplifting decreased by 3.75% in 2020 but increased by 2.94% in 2023. Violence and sexual offences rose by 7.26% in 2021 and 4.36% in 2022 but saw a decrease of 2.47% in 2023. Burglary and Other theft experienced decreases of 1.83% and 2.08% respectively in 2020.

Scarborough crime incidents by crime type

A total of 13390 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 5135 (38.3)%
Anti-social behaviour – 3235 (24.2)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1124 (8.4)%
Public order – 950 (7.1)%
Shoplifting – 851 (6.4)%
Other theft – 679 (5.1)%
Drugs – 381 (2.8)%
Burglary – 351 (2.6)%
Vehicle crime – 236 (1.8)%
Other crime – 166 (1.2)%
Possession of weapons – 117 (0.9)%
Robbery – 65 (0.5)%
Bicycle theft – 57 (0.4)%
Theft from the person – 43 (0.3)%

How does Scarborough compare against nearby areas ?

Scarborough ranks 15th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Scarborough is compared against

Crime rates in Scarborough wards

There are 17 wards within Scarborough. Castle (Scarborough), Whitby Streonshalh, Falsgrave & Stepney has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 17 wards from high crime rate to low.