Total Crime Rate

321.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 321.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.1 10/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.4 7/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westmoreland Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bridlington South , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,117 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westmoreland Avenue (YO15 2QG) in the last 12 months was 321.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% higher than the Bridlington South average (184.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 221.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmoreland Avenue (YO15 2QG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westmoreland Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslemere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslemere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albion Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haslemere Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haslemere Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Promenades Shopping Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Vernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Albion Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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