Crime Rates at Wykeham Street, Scarborough, YO12 7SB

Wykeham Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 319th 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 Wykeham Street (YO12 7SB) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the Castle average (481.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wykeham Street (YO12 7SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wooler Street, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Place (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.