Crime Rates at Royal Avenue, Scarborough, YO11 2LS

Royal Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Royal Avenue (YO11 2LS) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower than the Castle average (481.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Avenue (YO11 2LS), the main crime hotspot is near St Martin'S Place. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.