Crime Rates at St Nicholas Cliff, Scarborough, YO11 2EU

St Nicholas Cliff area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Nicholas Cliff (YO11 2EU) in the last 12 months was 1991.9 per 1,000 residents and was 314.0% higher 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 270 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -32.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 236 (≈ 637.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Cliff (YO11 2EU), the main crime hotspot is near On or near. Police recorded 446 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.