Crime Rates at Fenton Close, Scarborough, YO11 3QS

Fenton Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cayton , and the 363rd highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Fenton Close (YO11 3QS) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Cayton average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fenton Close (YO11 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priory Place, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ploughmans Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.