Total Crime Rate
225.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
117.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oxford Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Bridlington North , and the 53rd 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 Oxford Street (YO16 4LB) in the last 12 months was 225.8 per 1,000 residents and was 356.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 117.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Street (YO16 4LB), 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 | Shoplifting | Havelock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilderthorpe Road | 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 | Cambridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilderthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queensgate Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Station Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richardsons Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queensgate Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swindon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Quay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swindon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swindon Street | Under investigation |
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