Postcode district · Withernsea
Crime in HU19
How much crime is recorded in HU19, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 8,563 (2024)
How safe is HU19
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in HU19, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
HU19National
Violence and sexual offences35.523.6
Public order8.34.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Burglary7.09.1
Shoplifting6.88.4
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.