Crime Rates at Kestrel View, Scarborough, YO12 4TN

Kestrel View area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Derwent Valley & Moor , and the 91st 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 Kestrel View (YO12 4TN) in the last 12 months was 228.9 per 1,000 residents and was 353.3% higher than the Derwent Valley & Moor average (50.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 71.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel View (YO12 4TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near On or near, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.