Total Crime Rate

282.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 282.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • 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

Wayside Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 34th highest crime rate of 1,117 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 Wayside Road (YO16 4BA) in the last 12 months was 282.9 per 1,000 residents and was 165.0% higher than the Bridlington Central and Old Town average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayside Road (YO16 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Auburn Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wayside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Easton Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Beck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wayside Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leys Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leys Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gypsey Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gypsey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gypsey Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wayside Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wayside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wayside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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