Crime Rates at Skiplam Close, Scarborough, YO12 5DS

Skiplam Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Falsgrave & Stepney , and the 714th 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 Skiplam Close (YO12 5DS) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skiplam Close (YO12 5DS), 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.