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Crime · Scarborough
Reported crime in Scarborough
8,181 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 210 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
8,181
Rate / 1,000
210
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,810 | 34% |
| Anti social behaviour | 2,287 | 28% |
| Shoplifting | 922 | 11% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 553 | 7% |
| Public order | 491 | 6% |
| Other theft | 311 | 4% |
| Drugs | 305 | 4% |
| Burglary | 115 | 1% |
| Other crime | 100 | 1% |
| Vehicle crime | 89 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 88 | 1% |
| Robbery | 48 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 34 | 0% |
| Theft from the person | 28 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 209 | 204 | 234 | 252 | 213 | 185 | 233 | 234 | 238 | 268 | 272 | 268 | 2810 |
| Anti social behaviour | 200 | 188 | 190 | 128 | 125 | 130 | 149 | 187 | 213 | 266 | 269 | 242 | 2287 |
| Shoplifting | 84 | 75 | 70 | 95 | 88 | 61 | 106 | 92 | 66 | 82 | 56 | 47 | 922 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 | 47 | 40 | 67 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 62 | 49 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 553 |
| Public order | 24 | 39 | 24 | 44 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 41 | 45 | 54 | 76 | 49 | 491 |
| Other theft | 29 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 311 |
| Drugs | 28 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 17 | 305 |
| Burglary | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 115 |
| Other crime | 9 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 100 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 89 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 88 |
| Robbery | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 34 | |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 28 | |
| Total | 675 | 647 | 648 | 687 | 580 | 519 | 650 | 703 | 711 | 800 | 836 | 725 | 8181 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Scarborough, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 38,963.