Crime Rates at Westover Road, Scarborough, YO12 5AA

Westover Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 40th 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 Westover Road (YO12 5AA) in the last 12 months was 431.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westover Road (YO12 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Belgrave Crescent. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.