Crime Rate in Scalby & the Coast, ward

Scalby & the Coast has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 89 wards in North Yorkshire district and the 1619th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Scalby & the Coast in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower than the North Yorkshire district average (67.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Scalby & the Coast’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Scalby & the Coast ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Chichester Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.