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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in YO12: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

YO12 recorded 365 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.71 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 36.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 3.2% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring72.33 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment365 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 3.2% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

365
trending_up +19.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

72.33per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,108

Within YO12 district

Scarborough

54,362

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Belgrave Crescent Map
total: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3
15
Wooler Street Map
total: 14 Shoplifting: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 3
14
Stepney Rise Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 4
12
Police Station Map
total: 11 Criminal damage and arson: 4 Public order: 4
11
Supermarket Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Hospital Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
7
Supermarket Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 6 Other theft: 1
7
Victoria Park Avenue Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
7
Parking Area Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Map
total: 6 Public order: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
365 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
134
36.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
89
24.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
38
10.4%
Shoplifting
33
9.0%
Public Order
18
4.9%
Drug Offences
13
3.6%
Other Theft
12
3.3%
Other Crime
7
1.9%
Weapons Possession
6
1.6%
Burglary
4
1.1%
Vehicle Crime
3
0.8%
Theft from Person
3
0.8%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.8%
Robbery
2
0.5%

Crime Analysis: YO12

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in YO12 (36.7%). Anti-social Behaviour (24.4%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in YO12 has fallen slightly — by 3.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for YO12 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +19.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.2%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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