Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

South Back Lane area has the 38th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 258th highest crime rate of 1,117 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Back Lane (YO16 4EX) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 494.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Back Lane (YO16 4EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baptist Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Back Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baptist Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baylegate
Sep 2025Public order Flag Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Other theft The Bolt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butchers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brookland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookland Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butchers Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stepney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baptist Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baptist Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squire Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squire Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squire Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blue Jay Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Jay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckrose Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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