Crime Rates at Wessex Court, Scarborough, YO11 2AE

Wessex Court area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 770th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wessex Court (YO11 2AE) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Court (YO11 2AE), the main crime hotspot is near St Nicholas Cliff. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.