Total Crime Rate

354.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

244.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 354.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 244.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 224.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaftesbury Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Bridlington South , and the 20th highest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Road (YO15 3NP) in the last 12 months was 354.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% higher than the Bridlington South average (188.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 244.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (YO15 3NP), the main crime hotspot is near Trafalgar Crescent. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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