Total Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hull Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cottingham North , and the 300th lowest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hull Road (HU5 4AB) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Cottingham North average (64.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hull Road (HU5 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Hotham Road North. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cottingham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thorgill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorbeck Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Moorbeck Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Strathcona Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hull Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lythe Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Golf Links Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thorgill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Under investigation |
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