Crime Rates at Greengate, Scarborough, YO12 5NA

Greengate area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Falsgrave & Stepney , and the 759th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Greengate (YO12 5NA) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Falsgrave & Stepney average (121.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greengate (YO12 5NA), the main crime hotspot is near Stepney Rise. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.