Crime Rates at Avocet Crescent, Scarborough, YO12 4UD

Avocet Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Derwent Valley & Moor , and the 69th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Avocet Crescent (YO12 4UD) in the last 12 months was 278.6 per 1,000 residents and was 455.9% higher than the Derwent Valley & Moor average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 62.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avocet Crescent (YO12 4UD), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.