Crime Rates at Sitwell Street, Scarborough, YO12 5EX

Sitwell Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Falsgrave & Stepney , and the 387th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sitwell Street (YO12 5EX) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Falsgrave & Stepney average (123.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sitwell Street (YO12 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Wooler Street. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.