Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 61.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Scarborough Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 344th highest crime rate of 1,115 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 Scarborough Road (YO16 7NU) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarborough Road (YO16 7NU), the main crime hotspot is near Southorpe Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Scarborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northorpe Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Owthorne Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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