Total Crime Rate
112.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eastgate South area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Driffield and Rural , and the 165th highest crime rate of 1,117 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .
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 Eastgate South (YO25 6LR) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.0% higher than the Driffield and Rural average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastgate South (YO25 6LR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Driffield and Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fletchers Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gate South | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Head | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Galloway Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | B1249 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Forge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Forge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletchers Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Head Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middle Street South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockwood Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Evergreen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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