Crime Rates at Holbeck Hill, Scarborough, YO11 3BL

Holbeck Hill area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 866th lowest 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 Holbeck Hill (YO11 3BL) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% lower than the Castle average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holbeck Hill (YO11 3BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Esplanade Crescent, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.