Scarborough Central
Middle areaThe east of the North Yorkshire. 7,858 people in 0.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 8% of people in Scarborough Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Scarborough Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Scarborough Central at a rate of 149.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.1 per 1,000 people across North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 378 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 251 |
| Shoplifting | 191 |
| Other crime | 161 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 79 |
| Drug offences | 66 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Scarborough Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Scarborough Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Scarborough Central at a rate of 149.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.1 per 1,000 people across North Yorkshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 78 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Scarborough Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (378), anti-social behaviour (251) and shoplifting (191).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Yorkshire
These figures are published for the whole of North Yorkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Yorkshire and not Scarborough Central alone. See North Yorkshire
Scarborough Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Scarborough Central was £140,500 in 2025.
Scarborough Central had 7,766 usual residents at the census.
About 8% of people in Scarborough Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Scarborough Central, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.