Crime Rates at Hanover Road, Scarborough, YO11 1LS

Hanover Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 15th 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 Hanover Road (YO11 1LS) in the last 12 months was 751.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% higher than the Castle average (481.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 220.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Road (YO11 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aberdeen Place, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.