Total Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Poplar Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 1,117 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Drive (YO16 6TF) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% 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 Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poplar Drive (YO16 6TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwell Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Close (8 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 | Vehicle crime | Foresters Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oakwell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oakwell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oakwell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maple Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oakwell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloverley Road | Under investigation |
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