Total Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 88.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lythe Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Cottingham North , and the 224th 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 Lythe Avenue (HU5 4TE) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lythe Avenue (HU5 4TE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lythe Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balk Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thorgill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Strathcona Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lythe Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotham Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thorgill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knapton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ebberston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grammar School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grammar School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marske Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grammar School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grammar School Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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