Crime Rates at West Square, Scarborough, YO11 1TW

West Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 2,071 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 West Square (YO11 1TW) in the last 12 months was 635.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% higher 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 267.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Square (YO11 1TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 144 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.