Crime in Driffield
Recorded crime in Driffield is 0.9 times the East Riding of Yorkshire average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 9%. 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 Driffield: about 13,400 residents in 12 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 6.5/10Good
- 5-year change
- +9%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the East Riding of Yorkshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Driffield.
Crime over 5 years
Up 9% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Driffield, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the East Riding of Yorkshire average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 76% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Other theft: 3% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 76% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 9.1 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 Driffield. 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 YO25
In YO25, the postcode district at the centre of Driffield, 5% 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) | 729 | 4% | 15% | 62% | 11% | 7% |
| Public order | 171 | 4% | 11% | 53% | 30% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 132 | 5% | 11% | 27% | 55% | 3% |
| Other theft | 121 | 4% | 4% | 25% | 60% | 7% |
| Burglary | 51 | 2% | 4% | 14% | 76% | 4% |
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.
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 | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 2.1 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 23.9 |
| Drugs | 0.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.3 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 3.0 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.6 |
| Public order | 5.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.0 |
Postcode districts in Driffield
Nearby towns
Council: East Riding of Yorkshire
Questions about crime in Driffield
- Is Driffield a safe place to live?
- Driffield scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the East Riding of Yorkshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Driffield?
- Up 9% over 5 years, from 732 recorded crimes a year to 797.
- What is the most common crime in Driffield?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 24 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Driffield compare with East Riding of Yorkshire?
- Crime severity in Driffield is 0.9 times the East Riding of Yorkshire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Driffield?
- In YO25, the postcode district at the centre of Driffield, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 27% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Driffield?
- Of 51 burglaries reported in YO25, the postcode district at the centre of Driffield between September 2024 and August 2025, 2% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 76% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Driffield?
- In East Riding of Yorkshire, the council area Driffield 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 Driffield?
- 1,116 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in East Riding of Yorkshire, the council area Driffield is in, 3.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Driffield last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in East Riding of Yorkshire, the council area Driffield is in, against 2 the year before.