Total Crime Rate
109.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookland Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 174th highest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brookland Road (YO16 4HD) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookland Road (YO16 4HD), the main crime hotspot is near St John'S Avenue West. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Field Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martins Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St John'S Avenue West | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Butchers Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hermitage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butchers Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Field Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Buckrose Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medforth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wentworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Field Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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