Crime Rates at Britannia Street, Scarborough, YO12 7DN

Britannia Street area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 312th highest crime rate of 2,071 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 Britannia Street (YO12 7DN) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower than the Castle average (481.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Street (YO12 7DN), 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.