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Crime in YO42 1

How much crime is recorded in YO42 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
East Riding of Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
19,520 (2024)
Crime

How safe is YO42 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in YO42 1, 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).

YO42 1National
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary3.59.1
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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