Photo: phillip andrew carl taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0Primrose Valley goes ungraded: its recorded crime
Police counts work out at 147.4 violent and sexual offences and 37.7 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 residents annually. From September 2023 to August 2026, police recorded crimes inside Primrose Valley’s built-up area; the town has no Safety Grade. We grade Safety from 1,000 residents, and Primrose Valley has fewer: at that size a handful of incidents moves the rate a long way. Violent crime barely moved in a year.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Against the typical town its size, Primrose Valley runs highest on other theft (33.7 per 1,000 against 2.5), violence & sexual offences (144.2 per 1,000 against 16.6) and anti-social behaviour (40.9 per 1,000 against 5.3).
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 60 | 144.2 | 16.6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 17 | 40.9 | 5.3 |
| Other theft | not graded | 14 | 33.7 | 2.5 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 9 | 21.6 | 3.2 |
| Public order | not graded | 9 | 21.6 | 2.4 |
| Drugs | not graded | 4 | 9.6 | 0.6 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 3 | 7.2 | 1.6 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 2 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 1 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Other crime | not graded | 1 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 1 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 1 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Robbery | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
Violent crime held steady over the year
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month). In the 12 months to August 2026 against the 12 before: violent +2% (towns its size +3%).
Crime in Primrose Valley per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 34 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 38 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
Crime in the places around Primrose Valley
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primrose Valley | 416 | 147.4 | 37.7 | — |
| Hunmanby | 2,900 | 20.6 | 7.7 | B |
| Filey | 6,664 | 25.9 | 7.5 | B− |
| Bempton | 1,023 | 11.4 | 1.3 | A+ |
| Seamer (Scarborough) | 2,120 | 14.8 | 3.8 | A |
| Bridlington | 34,831 | 56.4 | 17.3 | D |
| Scarborough | 59,505 | 58.8 | 17.2 | D |
| Flamborough | 1,865 | 17 | 6.3 | A− |
Primrose Valley records more graded crime per resident than every neighbour in the table. Hunmanby, 1.3 miles away, records 20.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Primrose Valley’s 147.4.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Primrose Valley sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Primrose Valley
Is Primrose Valley safe?
Police recorded 147.4 violent and sexual offences and 37.7 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Primrose Valley’s built-up area).
Is crime going up in Primrose Valley?
In the 12 months to August 2026, against the 12 months before, violent crime held steady, burglary, vehicle crime and damage rose 17%, shoplifting and theft rose 78% and anti-social behaviour rose 6%. Across UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, violent crime held steady.
What is the most common crime in Primrose Valley?
Violence & sexual offences: 60 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came other theft (14) and criminal damage & arson (9), with 17 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Primrose Valley compare with Scarborough?
Scarborough records 58.8 violent and sexual offences and 17.2 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Primrose Valley’s 147.4 and 37.7, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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