Crime Rates at Clark Street, Scarborough, YO12 7PS

Clark Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 42nd 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 Clark Street (YO12 7PS) in the last 12 months was 428.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 216.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clark Street (YO12 7PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regent Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.