Crime Rates at Candler Street, Scarborough, YO12 7DG

Candler Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Candler Street (YO12 7DG) in the last 12 months was 346.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the Castle average (481.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 257.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Candler Street (YO12 7DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wooler Street, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Place (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.