Total Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 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 67.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Crescent Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cottingham North , and the 305th highest 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 Crescent Street (HU16 5RB) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Street (HU16 5RB), the main crime hotspot is near Spencer Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Crescent Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summers Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hallgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hallgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northgate Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Robbery Finkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Finkle Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knowsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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