Total Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.1 1/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Poplar 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.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foresters Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Oakwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Maple Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cloverley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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