Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 46.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kings Mead area has the 26th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Driffield and Rural , and the 470th highest crime rate of 1,115 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Mead (YO25 5FD) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Mead (YO25 5FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sylvan Mead, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briar Garth (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kings Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Rise Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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