Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 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 78.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Cottingham Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bricknell , and the 352nd lowest 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 8QS) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Bricknell average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottingham Road (HU6 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hotham Road North, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welton Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cottingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fairfax Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Strathcona Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfax Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfax Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hotham Road North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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