Total Crime Rate

445.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

298.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 445.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 298.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 250.0 10/10
  • Public order 43.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Watts Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Minster and Woodmansey , and the 9th 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 Watts Road (HU17 9DN) in the last 12 months was 445.7 per 1,000 residents and was 489.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 298.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watts Road (HU17 9DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brumfield Court, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cooper Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Watts Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Arden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hammond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cooper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cooper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sample Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sample Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hammond Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Thompson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hodgson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Tree Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knights Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Athelstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brumfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brumfield Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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