Total Crime Rate
349.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Matson Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 21st 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 Matson Road (YO16 4TP) in the last 12 months was 349.7 per 1,000 residents and was 227.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Matson Road (YO16 4TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridlington Central and Old Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thornton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ramsey Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bessingby Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Matson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Matson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abbey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ramsey Close | — |
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