Total Crime Rate
198.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mill Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cottingham North , and the 59th 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 Mill Lane (HU16 5PS) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 182.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 119.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Lane (HU16 5PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harland Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merchants Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cottingham North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eppleworth Road | Under investigation |
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