Crime Rates at St Lukes Crescent, Scarborough, YO12 6TD

St Lukes Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Falsgrave & Stepney , and the 29th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Lukes Crescent (YO12 6TD) in the last 12 months was 536.8 per 1,000 residents and was 343.5% higher than the Falsgrave & Stepney average (121.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 386.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Lukes Crescent (YO12 6TD), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.