Crime Rates at Westborough, Scarborough, YO11 1JN

Westborough area has the 31st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 109th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westborough (YO11 1JN) in the last 12 months was 208.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westborough (YO11 1JN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 364 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.