Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 68.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dent Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cottingham North , and the 300th highest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dent Road (HU5 4SU) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dent Road (HU5 4SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gilling Mews, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Catterick Mews (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boldron Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bagby Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lythe Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Bricknell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bricknell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aske Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bagby Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagby Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ebberston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knapton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marske Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balk Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boldron Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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