Crime in the Humberside Police area: statistics, rates and trends
98,416 crimes were recorded in the Humberside Police area in the 12 months to August 2026, 102.2 per 1,000 residents. That is close to the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and up 3% on the year before.
Table of Contents
- Crime map
- Crime in the Humberside Police area at a glance
- Crime trends in the Humberside Police area
- Types of crime in the Humberside Police area
- Home Office recorded crime in the Humberside Police area
- The Humberside Police area compared with nearby police force areas
- Areas within the Humberside Police area
- What happened after crimes were reported in the Humberside Police area
- Demographics of the Humberside Police area
- Questions about crime in the Humberside Police area
- About this data
Crime map
Violence and sexual offences (39,384), shoplifting (10,314) and public order (8,863) made up 60% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 13th of the 41 police force areas covered by this site (1 = highest), in the upper half.
| Measure | the Humberside Police area | England | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes, the 12 months to August 2026 | 98,416 | 5,311,106 | 5,618,064 |
| Crimes per 1,000 residents | 102.2 | 96.7 | 96.7 |
| Change on previous 12 months | +3% | -1% | -1% |
| Population | 962,532 | 54,941,057 | 58,127,638 |
Recorded crime in the Humberside Police area peaked in the year to August 2019 (110,142 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2025 (95,435). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it fell 6%, in line with England and Wales.
| Period | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to August 2026 | 98,416 | 102.2 | 96.7 |
| Year to August 2025 | 95,435 | 99.1 | 97.2 |
| Year to August 2024 | 101,051 | 105.0 | 97.9 |
| Year to August 2023 | 104,176 | 108.2 | n/a |
| Year to August 2022 | 102,221 | 106.2 | 102.0 |
| Year to August 2021 | 97,150 | 100.9 | 101.4 |
| Year to August 2020 | 102,836 | 106.8 | 102.7 |
| Year to August 2019 | 110,142 | 114.4 | 101.7 |
| Year to August 2018 | 105,108 | 109.2 | 100.8 |
Month by month
| Month | Crimes |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 8,758 |
| July 2026 | 9,521 |
| June 2026 | 8,922 |
| May 2026 | 9,179 |
| April 2026 | 8,516 |
| March 2026 | 8,287 |
| February 2026 | 7,295 |
| January 2026 | 7,317 |
| December 2025 | 7,243 |
| November 2025 | 7,411 |
| October 2025 | 8,121 |
| September 2025 | 7,846 |
Compared with England and Wales, the Humberside Police area recorded notably more bicycle theft (57% above the national rate), other crime (50% above the national rate) and public order (38% above the national rate), and notably less theft from the person (81% below) and anti-social behaviour (49% below). On the year before, robbery rose from 774 to 1,051 and drugs rose from 2,071 to 2,524, while theft from the person fell from 382 to 302.
| Crime type | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Change on year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 39,384 | 40.9 | 34.2 | 0% |
| Shoplifting | 10,314 | 10.7 | 8.5 | +20% |
| Public order | 8,863 | 9.2 | 6.7 | +1% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8,770 | 9.1 | 6.7 | +1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7,590 | 7.9 | 15.4 | -6% |
| Other theft | 6,262 | 6.5 | 6.4 | +3% |
| Burglary | 4,486 | 4.7 | 3.6 | -1% |
| Vehicle crime | 3,668 | 3.8 | 5.0 | +16% |
| Other crime | 3,046 | 3.2 | 2.1 | +9% |
| Drugs | 2,524 | 2.6 | 3.3 | +22% |
| Bicycle theft | 1,249 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +8% |
| Robbery | 1,051 | 1.1 | 1.4 | +36% |
| Possession of weapons | 907 | 0.9 | 1.0 | +6% |
| Theft from the person | 302 | 0.3 | 1.7 | -21% |
What each category covers: crime categories.
92,826 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in the Humberside Police area in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 96.4 per 1,000 residents, higher than the England and Wales rate of 83.2. The total was almost unchanged on the year ending March 2025 (93,719), against a fall of 2% across England and Wales. Among the 43 territorial police force areas of England and Wales, the Humberside Police area had the 9th highest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 41 force areas with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).
Offences recorded in the Humberside Police area, the year ending March 2026
The largest category was stalking and harassment, with 14,092 offences (15% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for bicycle theft (1.5 times the national rate), miscellaneous crimes against society (1.5 times the national rate) and arson (1.5 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for theft from the person (0.21 times), trafficking of drugs (0.49 times) and robbery of business property (0.72 times).
The largest rises on the year were in trafficking of drugs (+28%) and possession of drugs (+15%). The largest falls were in theft from the person (−30%) and non-residential burglary (−21%). Robbery of business property and shoplifting are not compared with the year ending March 2025: from April 2025 the Home Office Counting Rules were clarified so that a theft from a shop in which violence is used or threatened against staff or anyone else is recorded as robbery of business property rather than shoplifting (ONS).
| Offence | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalking and harassment | 14,092 | 14.6 | 10.1 | 1.45 | −4% |
| Violence without injury | 12,927 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 1.02 | +1% |
| Violence with injury | 10,862 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 1.39 | +1% |
| Shoplifting | 9,706 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 1.24 | – |
| Public order offences | 9,418 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 1.41 | −2% |
| Criminal damage | 8,492 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 1.29 | −5% |
| Other theft offences | 6,088 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 0.97 | −4% |
| Vehicle offences | 3,568 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 0.74 | +5% |
| Residential burglary | 3,299 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.38 | −16% |
| Miscellaneous crimes against society | 2,989 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.48 | +9% |
| Possession of drugs | 2,313 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.96 | +15% |
| Other sexual offences | 2,134 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.97 | +1% |
| Rape | 1,271 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.09 | +5% |
| Bicycle theft | 1,263 | 1.3 | 0.85 | 1.54 | −6% |
| Non-residential burglary | 971 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.90 | −21% |
| Possession of weapons | 915 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.95 | +5% |
| Robbery of personal property | 736 | 0.76 | 0.91 | 0.84 | −2% |
| Trafficking of drugs | 560 | 0.58 | 1.2 | 0.49 | +28% |
| Arson | 536 | 0.56 | 0.38 | 1.47 | −3% |
| Theft from the person | 354 | 0.37 | 1.8 | 0.21 | −30% |
| Robbery of business property | 327 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.72 | – |
| Death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving | 4 | <0.01 | 0.03 | 0.12 | −56% |
| Homicide | 1 | <0.01 | 0.01 | 0.13 | −80% |
Recorded crime in the Humberside Police area since the year ending March 2013
The chart shows police recorded crime per 1,000 residents in each year ending March from 2013 to 2026. The Humberside Police area's rate was above the England and Wales rate in every one of those 14 years. Changes in how forces record crime move these figures as well as changes in crime (methodology).
| Year ending March | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92,826 | 96.4 | 83.2 |
| 2025 | 93,719 | 97.4 | 84.5 |
| 2024 | 99,048 | 102.9 | 86.2 |
| 2023 | 101,234 | 105.2 | 89.2 |
| 2022 | 91,837 | 95.4 | 85.4 |
| 2021 | 85,874 | 89.2 | 74.1 |
| 2020 | 99,758 | 103.6 | 84.7 |
| 2019 | 102,792 | 106.8 | 84.1 |
| 2018 | 86,181 | 89.5 | 78.2 |
| 2017 | 77,487 | 80.5 | 69.1 |
| 2016 | 69,201 | 71.9 | 62.3 |
| 2015 | 66,313 | 68.9 | 57.1 |
| 2014 | 65,908 | 68.5 | 55.9 |
| 2013 | 62,845 | 65.3 | 56.7 |
No district figures are shown for the Humberside Police area for the year ending March 2026: 10.0% of the crimes recorded in the area that year were not assigned to a district.
Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.
4 of the 8 nearest police force areas have a higher crime rate than the Humberside Police area; the highest is the Cleveland Police area (156.6 per 1,000) and the lowest the North Yorkshire Police area (72.3).
| Police force area | Crimes | Per 1,000 | Rate vs the Humberside Police area |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Yorkshire | 61,097 | 72.3 | -29% |
| South Yorkshire | 166,072 | 116.1 | +14% |
| Lincolnshire | 72,613 | 92.0 | -10% |
| West Yorkshire | 289,490 | 118.9 | +16% |
| Nottinghamshire | 125,603 | 105.7 | +3% |
| Derbyshire | 103,143 | 94.1 | -8% |
| Cleveland | 94,028 | 156.6 | +53% |
| Leicestershire | 100,535 | 85.5 | -16% |
Of the 4 areas within the Humberside Police area, Kingston upon Hull, City of had the highest crime rate (138.0 per 1,000) and East Riding of Yorkshire the lowest (62.2).
| Area | Type | Population | Crimes | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | District | 275,401 | 38,015 | 138.0 |
| North East Lincolnshire | District | 159,911 | 21,976 | 137.4 |
| North Lincolnshire | District | 171,336 | 16,272 | 95.0 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | District | 355,884 | 22,153 | 62.2 |
Of the 90,826 crimes in the Humberside Police area with a recorded outcome, 31% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 6.2% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 7,590 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.
| Outcome | Crimes | Share | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 34,569 | 38.1% | 34.5% |
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 27,883 | 30.7% | 35.3% |
| Under investigation | 8,854 | 9.7% | 11.5% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 5,613 | 6.2% | 5.2% |
| Local resolution | 3,807 | 4.2% | 3.1% |
| Status update unavailable | 3,790 | 4.2% | 4.7% |
| Court result unavailable | 2,673 | 2.9% | 2.5% |
| Action to be taken by another organisation | 1,766 | 1.9% | 1.3% |
| Further investigation is not in the public interest | 628 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Offender given a caution | 590 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Further action is not in the public interest | 276 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Formal action is not in the public interest | 227 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
The Humberside Police area has an estimated population of 962,532 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has fewer residents with Level 4 qualifications or above (25%, against 34%) and more residents with no qualifications (22%, against 18%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up the Humberside Police area average decile 5.1 (1 = most deprived), close to the middle.
| Measure | the Humberside Police area | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 0 to 15 | 17.8% | 18.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22.1% | 18.9% |
| Residents 16+ in work | 54.5% | 57.2% |
| Residents 16+ unemployed | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Residents 16+ retired | 25.7% | 21.6% |
| Residents 16+ who are students | 6.0% | 7.9% |
| Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar) | 25.4% | 33.8% |
| Residents 16+ with no qualifications | 21.8% | 18.2% |
| Households with no car or van | 23.6% | 23.3% |
| Homes owned outright or with a mortgage | 64.0% | 62.5% |
| Social rented homes | 16.0% | 17.1% |
| Private rented homes | 19.9% | 20.3% |
| Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least) | 5.1 | 5.5 (England) |
| Residents in the most deprived 10% of areas | 20.5% | 10.1% (England) |
Is the Humberside Police area a safe place to live?
The Humberside Police area recorded 102.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, close to the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 13th of the 41 police force areas on this site by crime rate (1 = highest). The categories most above the national rate were bicycle theft and other crime.
What is the most common crime in the Humberside Police area?
Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 39,384 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by shoplifting (10,314).
Is crime in the Humberside Police area going up or down?
Recorded crime in the Humberside Police area was up 3% on the year before: 98,416 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 95,435 in the previous 12 months.
What is the population of the Humberside Police area?
About 962,532 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 22% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).
How many crimes did the police record in the Humberside Police area in the year ending March 2026?
92,826 crimes, excluding fraud, in the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics: 96.4 per 1,000 residents, against 83.2 across England and Wales. In the year ending March 2025 the figure was 93,719.
Which offences are more common in the Humberside Police area than across England and Wales?
Relative to the national rate, the most over-represented categories in the year ending March 2026 were bicycle theft (1,263 offences, 1.5 times the England and Wales rate), miscellaneous crimes against society (2,989 offences, 1.5 times the England and Wales rate) and arson (536 offences, 1.5 times the England and Wales rate).
Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.