Crime Rates at Whin Bank, Scarborough, YO12 5LE

Whin Bank area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Falsgrave & Stepney , and the 384th lowest 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 Whin Bank (YO12 5LE) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% lower than the Falsgrave & Stepney average (123.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whin Bank (YO12 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cambridge Place, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stepney Rise (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.