Crime Rates at Wash Beck Close, Scarborough, YO12 4DR

Wash Beck Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Falsgrave & Stepney , and the 158th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

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 Wash Beck Close (YO12 4DR) in the last 12 months was 160.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Falsgrave & Stepney average (123.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wash Beck Close (YO12 4DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Falsgrave Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springhill Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.