Total Crime Rate
75.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookland Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 275th highest crime rate of 1,115 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 Brookland Road (YO16 4HA) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% 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 ( 307.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookland Road (YO16 4HA), the main crime hotspot is near Field Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Field Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Public order | Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Butchers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prickett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prickett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prickett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prickett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Wentworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prickett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wentworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medforth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Field Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Field Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hermitage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St John'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Field Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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