Crime in Cottingham
Recorded crime in Cottingham is 1.1 times the East Riding of Yorkshire average and 0.7 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 12%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Cottingham: about 13,555 residents in 14 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.6/10Good
- 5-year change
- +12%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.1×the East Riding of Yorkshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Cottingham.
Crime over 5 years
Up 12% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Cottingham, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.1× the East Riding of Yorkshire average (0.7× the England and Wales average). 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 53% of the harm here
- Burglary: 30% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 11 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in East Riding of Yorkshire (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole East Riding of Yorkshire council area, not only Cottingham. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Humberside Police did not assign 12.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 241 | 0.68 | Down 9% |
| Cars broken into | 292 | 0.82 | Up 10% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,116 | 3.1 | Down 2% |
| Burglary of homes | 444 | 1.2 | Down 19% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in HU16
In HU16, the postcode district at the centre of Cottingham, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 432 | 8% | 10% | 61% | 12% | 8% |
| Public order | 127 | 6% | 5% | 54% | 27% | 9% |
| Shoplifting | 104 | 25% | 7% | 7% | 62% | 0% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 78 | 5% | 13% | 35% | 45% | 3% |
| Other theft | 58 | 3% | 5% | 19% | 72% | 0% |
| Burglary | 52 | 4% | 0% | 25% | 69% | 2% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
East Riding of Yorkshire, 2023 to 2025: 590 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 159 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 37 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.7 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 27% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.4 |
| Burglary | 7.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 20.1 |
| Drugs | 0.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.2 |
| Other crime | 1.4 |
| Other theft | 5.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.5 |
| Public order | 6.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.9 |
| Shoplifting | 7.9 |
Postcode districts in Cottingham
Nearby towns
Council: East Riding of Yorkshire
Questions about crime in Cottingham
- Is Cottingham a safe place to live?
- Cottingham scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.1 times the East Riding of Yorkshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Cottingham?
- Up 12% over 5 years, from 770 recorded crimes a year to 862.
- What is the most common crime in Cottingham?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 20 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Cottingham compare with East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Crime severity in Cottingham is 1.1 times the East Riding of Yorkshire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Cottingham?
- In HU16, the postcode district at the centre of Cottingham, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 32% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Cottingham?
- Of 52 burglaries reported in HU16, the postcode district at the centre of Cottingham between September 2024 and August 2025, 4% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 69% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Cottingham?
- In East Riding of Yorkshire, the council area Cottingham is in, the police recorded 241 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.7 per 1,000 residents, down 9% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Cottingham?
- 1,116 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in East Riding of Yorkshire, the council area Cottingham is in, 3.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Cottingham last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in East Riding of Yorkshire, the council area Cottingham is in, against 2 the year before.