Postcode · Cottingham
Crime in HU16 5AL
How much crime is recorded in HU16 5AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cottingham West
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,353 (2024)
HU16 5ALCottingham
How safe is HU16 5AL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HU16 5AL area, well 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 5ALNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Public order8.64.6
Shoplifting6.58.4
Burglary5.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.