Crime Rates at Kent Road, Cottingham, HU16 5BU

Kent Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cottingham North , and the 40th 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 Kent Road (HU16 5BU) in the last 12 months was 256.8 per 1,000 residents and was 265.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 191.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Road (HU16 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langdale Crescent, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fimber Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.