Crime Rates at Moorland Road, Scarborough, YO12 7RD

Moorland Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 864th 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 7RD) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (YO12 7RD), 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.