Crime Rates at Prospect Mount Road, Scarborough, YO12 6EN

Prospect Mount Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Northstead , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Mount Road (YO12 6EN) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Northstead average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Mount Road (YO12 6EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodland Rise, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near On or near (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.