Postcode district · Beverley
Crime in HU17
How much crime is recorded in HU17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 52,063 (2024)
HU17Postcode district · Beverley
How safe is HU17
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in HU17, 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
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
HU17National
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Shoplifting8.18.4
Burglary5.29.1
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.