Total Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elmswood area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Hessle , and the 454th highest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmswood (HU13 0NU) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Hessle average (66.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmswood (HU13 0NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cooper Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yew Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmswood area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peaseholme Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peaseholme Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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