Crime Rates at Esplanade, Scarborough, YO11 2BB

Esplanade area has the 30th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 106th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Esplanade (YO11 2BB) in the last 12 months was 209.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esplanade (YO11 2BB), 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.