Crime Rates at St Margarets Avenue, Cottingham, HU16 5NF

St Margarets Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cottingham North , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,115 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 St Margarets Avenue (HU16 5NF) in the last 12 months was 228.3 per 1,000 residents and was 255.9% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Avenue (HU16 5NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merchants Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eppleworth Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.