Total Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westgate area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 488th lowest 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 Westgate (YO16 4QE) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Westgate (YO16 4QE), the main crime hotspot is near Auburn Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 27 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 | Prickett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Field Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prickett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Field Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Field Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Auburn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayside Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northorpe Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wayside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prickett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prickett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prickett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medforth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leys Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Beck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Beck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Little Beck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wentworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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