Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 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 99.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cottingham Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Beverley & Newland , and the 395th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Kingston upon Hull, City of .

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 Cottingham Road (HU6 8QA) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the Beverley & Newland average (141.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottingham Road (HU6 8QA), the main crime hotspot is near Bentley Grove. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottingham Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1233 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bentley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bentley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bentley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1233 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottingham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottingham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottingham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottingham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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