Total Crime Rate
88.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lythe 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.
View Crime In Cottingham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balk Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thorgill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thorgill Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hotham Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Knapton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ebberston Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Salton Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grammar School Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grammar School Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grammar School Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marske Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grammar School Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grammar School Road | Under investigation |
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