Total Crime Rate
140.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kirkham Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,115 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 140.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirkham Road (YO16 6ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eleanor Avenue, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nostell Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nostell Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nostell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eleanor Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nostell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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