Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Matson Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 261st 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 Matson Road (YO16 4SY) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matson Road (YO16 4SY), the main crime hotspot is near Bessingby Gate. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Matson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Matson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thornton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bessingby Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bessingby Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Matson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bessingby Gate Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranbeck Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bessingby Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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