Crime Rates at Broom Walk, Scarborough, YO12 6LU

Broom Walk area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Northstead , and the 367th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broom Walk (YO12 6LU) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% lower than the Northstead average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broom Walk (YO12 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Northstead. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.