Total Crime Rate

79.6 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 79.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Johns Avenue West area has the 36th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 255th 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 St Johns Avenue West (YO16 4NN) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Avenue West (YO16 4NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Avenue West (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Avenue West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhodena Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martins Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rhodena Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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