Total Crime Rate
129.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
100.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lowthorpe 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ward Lea | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppergate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastlands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastlands | Under investigation |
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