Total Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lilac Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in St Mary's , and the 501st highest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lilac Avenue (HU17 9UT) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the St Mary's average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lilac Avenue (HU17 9UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenwood Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodcoates Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Mary's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodcoates Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greenwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greenwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greenwood Gardens | Under investigation |
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