Crime Rates at Trafalgar Square, Scarborough, YO12 7PY

Trafalgar Square area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 272nd 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 Trafalgar Square (YO12 7PY) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trafalgar Square (YO12 7PY), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.