Crime Rates at Union Street, Scarborough, YO11 1DA

Union Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 44th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Street (YO11 1DA) in the last 12 months was 410.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower than the Castle average (481.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 202.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (YO11 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 350 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.