Crime Rates at Gillylees, Scarborough, YO12 5DR

Gillylees area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Falsgrave & Stepney , and the 40th 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 Gillylees (YO12 5DR) in the last 12 months was 466.9 per 1,000 residents and was 277.5% higher than the Falsgrave & Stepney average (123.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 349.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillylees (YO12 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.