Total Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ripley Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Bridlington Central and Old Town , and the 466th lowest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ripley Close (YO16 7QF) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% 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 Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Ripley Close (YO16 7QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watsons Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sewerby Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Barn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sewerby Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sewerby Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evesham Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sewerby Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bolt | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Bolt | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sewerby Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Back Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kirkgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kirkgate | Under investigation |
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