Postcode · Cottingham
Crime in HU16 4EY
How much crime is recorded in HU16 4EY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cottingham East
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,647 (2024)
HU16 4EYCottingham
How safe is HU16 4EY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HU16 4EY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HU16 4EYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary13.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Public order3.14.6
Shoplifting2.78.4
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.