Postcode · Cottingham
Crime in HU16 5EZ
How much crime is recorded in HU16 5EZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cottingham South & North Ella
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,498 (2024)
How safe is HU16 5EZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HU16 5EZ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 5EZNational
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 64% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.