Crime Rates at Lawson Avenue, Cottingham, HU16 4EX

Lawson Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cottingham North , and the 414th highest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawson Avenue (HU16 4EX) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Cottingham North average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawson Avenue (HU16 4EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawson Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.