Crime Rates at Elma Avenue, Bridlington, YO16 4NX

Elma Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,117 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elma Avenue (YO16 4NX) in the last 12 months was 305.1 per 1,000 residents and was 185.8% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 120.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 129.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elma Avenue (YO16 4NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Havelock Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.