Crime Rates at Nelson Street, Scarborough, YO12 7SZ

Nelson Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Castle , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 2,071 local areas in North Yorkshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Street (YO12 7SZ) in the last 12 months was 289.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (YO12 7SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aberdeen Place, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.