Crap Towns / Withernsea / Crime

How much crime is there in Withernsea?

The police recorded 116 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Withernsea from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.5 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 64.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 111, down from 138 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	138	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	99.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	111	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	64.6	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	13.7	7.0
Public order	13.3	6.6
Burglary	5.3	3.1
Other theft	5.1	5.4
Shoplifting	4.7	7.1
Other crime	3.8	2.0
Vehicle crime	2.0	3.8
Drugs	1.3	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Grimsby	20.3 km	156
Cleethorpes	20.5 km	133
Kingston upon Hull	24.0 km	130
Withernsea	–	116
Immingham	19.4 km	86.4
Barton-upon-Humber	31.0 km	62.8
Cottingham	29.7 km	61.6
Hornsea	24.0 km	57.9
Humberston and New Waltham	22.7 km	49.6
Hedon	14.7 km	43.5
Waltham	25.6 km	31.2
The typical town	–	76.2