Crime Rates at Royal Crescent Lane, Scarborough, YO11 2RJ

Royal Crescent Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 31st highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Crescent Lane (YO11 2RJ) 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 Anti-social behaviour with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 172.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 176.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Crescent Lane (YO11 2RJ), 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.