Total Crime Rate
70.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moorfield Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bridlington North , and the 291st 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 Moorfield Road (YO16 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% higher than the Bridlington North average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 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). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moorfield Road (YO16 4JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 161 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Havelock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensgate Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilderthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilderthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Admirals Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queensgate Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queensgate Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queensgate Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensgate Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Olivers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Springfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Station Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swindon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swindon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swindon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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