Crime Rates at Queen Margarets Road, Scarborough, YO11 2SA

Queen Margarets 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 Queen Margarets Road (YO11 2SA) 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 Queen Margarets Road (YO11 2SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cromwell Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cromwell Terrace (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.