Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

The Garth area has the 29th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cottingham North , and the 366th highest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Garth (HU16 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Garth (HU16 5BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langdale Crescent, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fimber Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Garth area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Langdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Langdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Heslerton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heslerton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rillington Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rillington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rillington Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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