Crime in East Riding of Yorkshire: statistics, rates and trends

22,153 crimes were recorded in East Riding of Yorkshire in the 12 months to August 2026, 62.2 per 1,000 residents. That is lower than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and up 4% on the year before.

Crime map

Circle size: number of crimesSeptember 2025 to August 2026. Source: data.police.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0

Violence and sexual offences (9,489), public order (2,134) and shoplifting (1,966) made up 61% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 247th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the lowest quarter.

MeasureEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The HumberEngland and Wales
Crimes, the 12 months to August 202622,153615,0755,618,064
Crimes per 1,000 residents62.2108.496.7
Change on previous 12 months+4%-2%-1%
Population355,8845,672,96258,127,638

Recorded crime in East Riding of Yorkshire peaked in the year to August 2019 (23,840 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2021 (21,217). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it fell 4%, in line with England and Wales.

PeriodCrimesPer 1,000England and Wales per 1,000
Year to August 202622,15362.296.7
Year to August 202521,26359.797.2
Year to August 202423,06064.897.9
Year to August 202322,89564.3n/a
Year to August 202222,10962.1102.0
Year to August 202121,21759.6101.4
Year to August 202022,22962.5102.7
Year to August 201923,84067.0101.7
Year to August 201822,95964.5100.8

Month by month

MonthCrimes
August 20262,055
July 20262,190
June 20261,925
May 20262,113
April 20261,949
March 20261,981
February 20261,610
January 20261,619
December 20251,599
November 20251,605
October 20251,746
September 20251,761

No category with at least 20 crimes was notably above the England and Wales rate, and theft from the person (93% below) and robbery (73% below) were well below it. On the year before, robbery rose from 82 to 133 and shoplifting rose from 1,632 to 1,966, while theft from the person fell from 59 to 43.

Crime typeCrimesPer 1,000England and Wales per 1,000Change on year
Violence and sexual offences9,48926.734.2+5%
Public order2,1346.06.7+1%
Shoplifting1,9665.58.5+20%
Anti-social behaviour1,9285.415.4-6%
Criminal damage and arson1,8535.26.7+2%
Other theft1,5774.46.4+5%
Burglary8242.33.6-11%
Vehicle crime7322.15.0+9%
Other crime6931.92.1+14%
Drugs4601.33.3+19%
Possession of weapons1690.51.0-10%
Bicycle theft1520.40.8-4%
Robbery1330.41.4+62%
Theft from the person430.11.7-27%

What each category covers: crime categories.

Every one of the 8 nearest districts has a higher crime rate than East Riding of Yorkshire.

DistrictCrimesPer 1,000Rate vs East Riding of Yorkshire
Kingston upon Hull, City of38,015138.0+122%
North Lincolnshire16,27295.0+53%
North East Lincolnshire21,976137.4+121%
York19,48793.1+50%
West Lindsey8,20482.7+33%
Doncaster42,135131.8+112%
North Yorkshire41,61065.5+5%
Wakefield42,896116.7+87%

Of the 81 areas within East Riding of Yorkshire, Bridlington South had the highest crime rate (196.0 per 1,000) and Walkington the lowest (15.6), 13 times apart.

AreaTypePopulationCrimesPer 1,000
Bridlington SouthNeighbourhood14,6142,864196.0
Goole SouthNeighbourhood11,3621,596140.5
BridlingtonTown35,8854,465124.4
WithernseaTown5,732701122.3
GooleTown20,9352,291109.4
Full SuttonTown2,35522796.4
Bridlington Central and Old TownNeighbourhood11,1181,05895.2
South East HoldernessNeighbourhood14,7051,13277.0
WoodmanseyTown3,19724576.6
Cottingham SouthNeighbourhood10,00771471.4
HowdenTown6,19143670.4
CottinghamTown13,44794069.9
TranbyNeighbourhood10,74775069.8
Minster and WoodmanseyNeighbourhood18,3391,26669.0
South CaveTown6,45643066.6
HornseaTown8,23154265.8
Cottingham NorthNeighbourhood8,88157965.2
DriffieldTown15,11298565.2
Goole NorthNeighbourhood11,34373965.2
BeverleyTown31,1622,00964.5
HessleTown16,6501,06964.2
North FerribyTown3,18120163.2
Driffield and RuralNeighbourhood16,4291,03462.9
RoosTown1,4509162.8
HedonTown6,67541562.2
St Mary'sNeighbourhood16,02098861.7
North HoldernessNeighbourhood10,59062759.2
TicktonTown1,6809657.1
Snaith, Airmyn, Rawcliffe and MarshlandNeighbourhood10,30458456.7
SkirlaughTown1,4788255.5
Willerby and AnlabyTown20,8051,14354.9
FlamboroughTown2,12811353.1
Bridlington NorthNeighbourhood13,28569252.1
HowdenshireNeighbourhood15,96181050.7
AldbroughTown1,4747349.5
South West HoldernessNeighbourhood14,18868047.9
RawcliffeTown1,7708447.5
Wolds WeightonNeighbourhood17,82681745.8
Market WeightonTown9,23542245.7
BurstwickTown1,5597044.9
East Wolds and CoastalNeighbourhood15,00067244.8
SnaithTown4,00117944.7
SkidbyTown1,2665644.2
WawneTown1,7937843.5
PatringtonTown1,4066042.7
Preston (East Riding of Yorkshire)Town2,88211941.3
South HunsleyNeighbourhood11,48345739.8
PocklingtonTown11,30143838.8
Mid HoldernessNeighbourhood13,91053338.3
Willerby and Kirk EllaNeighbourhood13,94053138.1
Barmby MoorTown1,6156037.2
BemptonTown1,0043635.9
NaffertonTown1,7826335.4
Holme upon Spalding MoorTown2,0046833.9
GilberdykeTown3,28111133.8
Melbourne (East Riding of Yorkshire)Town1,6325533.7
North FrodinghamTown1,8096033.2
BrandesburtonTown1,5855232.8
BiltonTown3,97513032.7
Pocklington ProvincialNeighbourhood20,19463231.3
Hutton CranswickTown1,8465730.9
Brough (East Riding of Yorkshire)Town14,20442930.2
EastringtonTown1,9305830.1
KeyinghamTown1,7885128.5
DaleNeighbourhood19,60654828.0
SwanlandTown5,46815227.8
North CaveTown1,2893527.2
PollingtonTown1,3723727.0
ThorngumbaldTown3,2168626.7
Middleton-on-the-WoldsTown1,5474126.5
Beverley RuralNeighbourhood13,19134526.2
Hook (East Riding of Yorkshire)Town1,7704424.9
Burton PidseaTown1,4953724.7
BubwithTown1,9904623.1
Leven (East Riding of Yorkshire)Town2,4785120.6
SproatleyTown1,3662719.8
WilberfossTown1,6293219.6
LeconfieldTown3,5356819.2
Stamford BridgeTown3,9997218.0
Bishop Burton and Cherry BurtonTown1,3492216.3
WalkingtonTown1,2201915.6

The 10 locations below account for 15% of the crime recorded in East Riding of Yorkshire over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Parking Area” (903).

LocationCrimes
On or near Parking Area903
On or near Supermarket785
On or near Petrol Station351
On or near Shopping Area342
On or near Beck Road238
On or near New Walkergate206
On or near Sports/Recreation Area180
On or near Hull Road130
On or near Park/Open Space121
On or near Moor Lane113

Of the 20,225 crimes in East Riding of Yorkshire with a recorded outcome, 29% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 4.9% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 1,928 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.

OutcomeCrimesShareEngland and Wales
Unable to prosecute suspect7,84638.8%34.5%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified5,83828.9%35.3%
Under investigation2,18710.8%11.5%
Local resolution1,1085.5%3.1%
Awaiting court outcome9884.9%5.2%
Status update unavailable9094.5%4.7%
Action to be taken by another organisation5752.8%1.3%
Court result unavailable4262.1%2.5%
Further investigation is not in the public interest1380.7%0.5%
Offender given a caution1230.6%0.6%
Formal action is not in the public interest450.2%0.3%
Further action is not in the public interest390.2%0.3%

East Riding of Yorkshire has an estimated population of 355,884 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has less social housing (9.4%, against 17.1%), an older population (27%, against 19%) and more retired residents (31%, against 22%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up East Riding of Yorkshire average decile 6.8 (1 = most deprived), less deprived than average.

MeasureEast Riding of YorkshireEngland and Wales
Aged 0 to 1515.6%18.3%
Aged 65 and over27.1%18.9%
Residents 16+ in work54.2%57.2%
Residents 16+ unemployed2.3%3.4%
Residents 16+ retired31.0%21.6%
Residents 16+ who are students4.8%7.9%
Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar)30.5%33.8%
Residents 16+ with no qualifications18.2%18.2%
Households with no car or van15.8%23.3%
Homes owned outright or with a mortgage73.5%62.5%
Social rented homes9.4%17.1%
Private rented homes16.9%20.3%
Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)6.85.5 (England)
Residents in the most deprived 10% of areas5.3%10.1% (England)

1,082 fly-tipping incidents were recorded in East Riding of Yorkshire in 2024/25 (3.0 per 1,000 residents, against 21.1 across the councils in England that count all incidents), according to the council's return to Defra. Fly-tipping is not in the police figures on this page: fly-tipping in East Riding of Yorkshire has the council's figures by place, type of waste and size, and its enforcement actions and fines.

Is East Riding of Yorkshire a safe place to live?

East Riding of Yorkshire recorded 62.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 247th of the 302 districts on this site by crime rate (1 = highest).

What is the most common crime in East Riding of Yorkshire?

Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 9,489 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by public order (2,134).

Is crime in East Riding of Yorkshire going up or down?

Recorded crime in East Riding of Yorkshire was up 4% on the year before: 22,153 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 21,263 in the previous 12 months.

What is the population of East Riding of Yorkshire?

About 355,884 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 27% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).

Which police force covers East Riding of Yorkshire?

East Riding of Yorkshire is policed by Humberside.

Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.

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