Postcode · Cottingham
Crime in HU16 4JL
How much crime is recorded in HU16 4JL, 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
- 1,548 (2024)
HU16 4JLCottingham
How safe is HU16 4JL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HU16 4JL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 4JLNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Burglary11.79.1
Other theft7.14.5
Shoplifting4.18.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.12.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.