Crime Rates at Cambridge Street, Scarborough, YO12 7ED

Cambridge Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Street (YO12 7ED) in the last 12 months was 311.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Castle average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 109.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Street (YO12 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.