Total Crime Rate

556.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.2 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 556.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 224.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 39.5 10/10
  • Public order 33.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cottingham Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Avenue , and the 31st highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

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 Cottingham Road (HU5 2PP) in the last 12 months was 556.2 per 1,000 residents and was 232.5% higher than the Avenue average (167.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 170.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottingham Road (HU5 2PP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A1079 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancellor'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Monica'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Monica'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Philip Larkin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philip Larkin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blaydes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blaydes Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blaydes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Haworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Street
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gouldesborough Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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