Crime Rates at Prospect Road, Scarborough, YO12 7JY

Prospect Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 222nd 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 Prospect Road (YO12 7JY) in the last 12 months was 132.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 145.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road (YO12 7JY), the main crime hotspot is near Wooler Street. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.