Crime Rates at Moorland Road, Scarborough, YO12 7RB

Moorland Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 704th highest 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 Moorland Road (YO12 7RB) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% lower than the Castle average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (YO12 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Park Avenue. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.