Postcode district · Hornsea
Crime in HU18
How much crime is recorded in HU18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 10,590 (2024)
How safe is HU18
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in HU18, 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
HU18National
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order4.84.6
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft3.34.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.