Total Crime Rate

280.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.5 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 280.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pem Lane area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Pocklington Provincial , and the 33rd 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 Pem Lane (YO4 2BA) in the last 12 months was 280.5 per 1,000 residents and was 753.9% higher than the Pocklington Provincial average (32.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 158.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pem Lane (YO4 2BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterloo Square (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pem Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scaife Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Symons Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Georges Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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