Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scarbrough Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Scarbrough & Seacroft , and the 96th highest crime rate of 489 local areas in East Lindsey .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scarbrough Avenue (PE25 2SZ) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Scarbrough & Seacroft average (251.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarbrough Avenue (PE25 2SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Scarbrough Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarbrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleton Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lumley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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