Crime Rates at Peasholm Cottages, Scarborough, YO12 7TL

Peasholm Cottages area has the 10th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 25th 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 Peasholm Cottages (YO12 7TL) in the last 12 months was 568.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Castle average (481.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 205.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peasholm Cottages (YO12 7TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Park Avenue, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peasholm Crescent (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.