Total Crime Rate

187.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 187.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 68.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Robbery 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wednesday Market area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Minster and Woodmansey , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wednesday Market (HU17 0DH) in the last 12 months was 187.0 per 1,000 residents and was 147.2% higher than the Minster and Woodmansey average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wednesday Market (HU17 0DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Walkergate, where police recorded 166 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wednesday Market area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Walkergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lord Roberts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lord Roberts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lord Roberts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lord Roberts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Lane
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Walkergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Walkergate Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Walkergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Walkergate Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Walkergate Under investigation

Data Sources

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