Crime Rates at Alma Square, Scarborough, YO11 1JU

Alma Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 16th 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 Alma Square (YO11 1JU) in the last 12 months was 784.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% higher 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 31.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 326.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Square (YO11 1JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 342 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aberdeen Place (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.