Crime Rate in Scarbrough & Seacroft, ward

Scarbrough & Seacroft has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 wards in East Lindsey district and the 173rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 12th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Scarbrough & Seacroft in the last 12 months was 249.4 per 1,000 residents and was 172.8% higher than the East Lindsey district average (91.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Scarbrough & Seacroft’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 887 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 11 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,062 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Scarbrough & Seacroft ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 258 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Theatre/Concert Hall (114 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.