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Crime in HU16 5HG

How much crime is recorded in HU16 5HG, 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)
Crime

How safe is HU16 5HG

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 5HG 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
By type

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 5HGNational
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
Trend

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.

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