Crime Rates at Cromwell Road, Scarborough, YO11 2DR

Cromwell Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 18th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (YO11 2DR) in the last 12 months was 718.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% higher 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 233.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (YO11 2DR), 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.