Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bricknell Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Cottingham North , and the 538th lowest crime rate of 1,117 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 Bricknell Avenue (HU5 4TJ) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Cottingham North average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bricknell Avenue (HU5 4TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hotham Road North. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bricknell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathcona Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Salton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hotham Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hotham Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beadlam Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorgill Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thorgill Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Grammar School Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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