Crime Rates at Robert Close, Withernsea, HU19 2HE

Robert Close area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Mid Holderness , and the 69th 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 Robert Close (HU19 2HE) in the last 12 months was 193.2 per 1,000 residents and was 437.8% higher than the Mid Holderness average (35.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robert Close (HU19 2HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street South (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.