Crime Rates at Barwick Street, Scarborough, YO12 7AP

Barwick Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 34th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Barwick Street (YO12 7AP) in the last 12 months was 516.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Castle average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 238.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 99.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barwick Street (YO12 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belgrave Crescent, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.