Crime Rate in Bridlington Central and Old Town, ward

Bridlington Central and Old Town has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire district and the 1520th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 137th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bridlington Central and Old Town in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% higher than the East Riding of Yorkshire district average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bridlington Central and Old Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 496 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 598 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bridlington Central and Old Town ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 80 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Auburn Close (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.