Crime Rate in Hessle, ward

Hessle has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 wards in East Riding of Yorkshire district and the 3747th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 144th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hessle in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher than the East Riding of Yorkshire district average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hessle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 433 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 126.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 539 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hessle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.