Crime Rates at Grange Avenue, Scarborough, YO12 4AA

Grange Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Falsgrave & Stepney , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Avenue (YO12 4AA) in the last 12 months was 265.2 per 1,000 residents and was 114.4% higher than the Falsgrave & Stepney average (123.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Avenue (YO12 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Place. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.