Total Crime Rate
183.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kirkham Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 69th 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 Kirkham Road (YO16 6ER) in the last 12 months was 183.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirkham Road (YO16 6ER), the main crime hotspot is near Eleanor Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bridlington Central and Old Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penny Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eleanor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nostell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Easby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nostell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nostell Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nostell Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newstead Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Penny Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penny Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pinfold Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Penny Lane | Under investigation |
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