Crime Rates at Box Hill, Scarborough, YO12 5NG

Box Hill area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Falsgrave & Stepney , and the 530th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Box Hill (YO12 5NG) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Box Hill (YO12 5NG), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.