Crime Rates at Esplanade, Scarborough, YO11 2AF

Esplanade area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 858th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Esplanade (YO11 2AF) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% lower than the Castle average (521.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esplanade (YO11 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near St Martin'S Place. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.