Crime Rates at Oak Road, Scarborough, YO12 4AP

Oak Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Falsgrave & Stepney , and the 395th highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Road (YO12 4AP) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Falsgrave & Stepney average (121.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (YO12 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Place. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.