Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bessingby Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 174th 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 Bessingby Road (YO16 4SH) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 28 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bessingby Road (YO16 4SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Avenue West (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bessingby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodena Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Avenue West Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ramsey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Walk Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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