Crime Rate in Cottingham North, ward

Cottingham North has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire district and the 3345th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 165th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cottingham North in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% higher than the East Riding of Yorkshire district average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cottingham North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 188 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 259 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cottingham North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lawson Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.