Total Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Spinney area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cottingham North , and the 211th lowest 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 The Spinney (HU16 5AU) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower than the Cottingham North average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Spinney (HU16 5AU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hallgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Royal Courts | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdene | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingsway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hallgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Finkle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Finkle Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saner'S Close | Under investigation |
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