Crime Rates at Tennyson Avenue, Scarborough, YO12 7RF

Tennyson Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 271st 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 Tennyson Avenue (YO12 7RF) in the last 12 months was 114.8 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 182.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Avenue (YO12 7RF), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Park Avenue. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.