Total Crime Rate

170.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 142.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandgate Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 80th 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 Sandgate Road (YO16 6UE) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 142.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 269.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandgate Road (YO16 6UE), the main crime hotspot is near Sandsacre Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sandgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oakwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandsacre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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