Total Crime Rate

349.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 349.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 147.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.7 8/10
  • Public order 32.8 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 10.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Matson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thornton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bessingby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Matson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Matson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Close

Data Sources

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