Crime Rates at Lonsdale Road, Scarborough, YO11 2QY

Lonsdale Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 595th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 2QY) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lonsdale Road (YO11 2QY), the main crime hotspot is near Granville Square. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.