Crime Rates at James Street, Scarborough, YO12 7PH

James Street area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 228th highest crime rate of 2,067 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 James Street (YO12 7PH) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% lower than the Castle average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Street (YO12 7PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 304 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aberdeen Place (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.