Crime Rates at Westwood, Scarborough, YO11 2JD

Westwood area has the 13th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westwood (YO11 2JD) in the last 12 months was 533.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Castle average (481.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 108.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood (YO11 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Belgrave Crescent. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.