Total Crime Rate

221.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.2 7/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Forge area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Driffield and Rural , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,117 local areas in East Riding of Yorkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Forge (YO25 6QL) in the last 12 months was 221.0 per 1,000 residents and was 306.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Forge (YO25 6QL), the main crime hotspot is near Riverside Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Forge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Riverside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evergreen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Head Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Forge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Forge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Street South —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lockwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Galloway Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Gate South Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Head Under investigation
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Data Sources

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