Total Crime Rate

171.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lawson Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cottingham North , and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,117 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawson Avenue (HU16 4EX) in the last 12 months was 171.8 per 1,000 residents and was 144.3% higher than the Cottingham North average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 120.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% 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 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawson Avenue (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wanlass Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canongate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lawson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wasdale Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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