Crime Rates at Mount View Avenue, Scarborough, YO12 4EW

Mount View Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Falsgrave & Stepney , and the 936th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount View Avenue (YO12 4EW) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Falsgrave & Stepney average (123.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount View Avenue (YO12 4EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Depot Lane, where police recorded 42 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.