Total Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 129.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 100.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowthorpe Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Driffield and Rural , and the 129th highest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowthorpe Lane (YO25 4JX) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 119.8% higher than the Driffield and Rural average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 100.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowthorpe Lane (YO25 4JX), the main crime hotspot is near Eastlands. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lowthorpe Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Under investigation

Data Sources

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