Crime Rates at Lonsdale Road, Scarborough, YO11 2QU

Lonsdale Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 534th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lonsdale Road (YO11 2QU) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lonsdale Road (YO11 2QU), 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.