Crime Rates at Wooler Street, Scarborough, YO12 7DD

Wooler Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 2,067 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 Wooler Street (YO12 7DD) in the last 12 months was 650.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher than the Castle average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 132 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 127.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wooler Street (YO12 7DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wooler Street, where police recorded 203 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgrave Crescent (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.