Postcode district · Cottingham
Crime in HU16
How much crime is recorded in HU16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 21,554 (2024)
HU16Postcode district · Cottingham
How safe is HU16
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in HU16, 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
HU16National
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Burglary11.39.1
Shoplifting10.68.4
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.