Total Crime Rate

180.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.1 9/10
  • Public order 66.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Other crime 23.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Martongate area has the 11th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 70th 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 Martongate (YO16 6YD) in the last 12 months was 180.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% 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 Public order with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 380.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martongate (YO16 6YD), the main crime hotspot is near Sandsacre Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Martongate area

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

Data Sources

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