Total Crime Rate
319.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brett Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 23rd 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 Brett Street (YO16 4EU) in the last 12 months was 319.8 per 1,000 residents and was 262.4% higher than the Bridlington Central and Old Town average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brett Street (YO16 4EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensgate Square (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queensgate Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swindon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havelock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martins Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensgate Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queensgate Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queensgate Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensgate Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swindon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St John'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hermitage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Butchers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butchers Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butchers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butchers Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Buckrose Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baptist Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotts Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B1423 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B1423 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B1423 | Under investigation |
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