Crap Towns / Scarborough / Crime

How much crime is there in Scarborough?

The police recorded 115 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Scarborough from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.5 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 56.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 122, up from 116 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	116	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	108	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	122	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	56.2	34.1
Shoplifting	15.3	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	12.2	7.0
Public order	9.0	6.6
Other theft	6.3	5.4
Drugs	5.2	2.4
Burglary	2.7	3.1
Other crime	2.4	2.0
Vehicle crime	2.3	3.8
Possession of weapons	1.7	0.8
Robbery	0.8	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.8	0.5
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bridlington	22.9 km	116
Scarborough	–	115
Whitby	28.4 km	86.1
Beverley	46.2 km	71.6
Malton	28.9 km	60.8
Hornsea	41.4 km	57.9
Driffield	28.0 km	56.4
Pickering	24.4 km	49.9
Filey	8.9 km	47.1
Norton-on-Derwent	28.8 km	44.0
Pocklington	44.0 km	42.2
The typical town	–	76.2