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Driffield Central

Middle area

The north of the East Riding of Yorkshire. 6,331 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Driffield Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£165,500
Joint 751st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,208
Joint 3,057th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Driffield Central

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Driffield Central at a rate of 99.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.5 per 1,000 people across East Riding of Yorkshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences285
Other crime129
Anti-social behaviour80
Criminal damage and arson59
Shoplifting36
Burglary13
Drug offences13
Vehicle crime8
Robbery3
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Driffield Central compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Driffield CentralMiddle
Median sale price43 middle areas, East Riding of Yorkshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in East Riding of Yorkshire43 areas from £130,000 to £350,000. The middle area is £222,000. Driffield Central is £165,500.
£165,5007th cheapest
Population43 middle areas, East Riding of Yorkshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in East Riding of Yorkshire43 areas from 5,395 to 13,521. The middle area is 7,873. Driffield Central is 6,208.
6,2086th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares43 middle areas, East Riding of Yorkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in East Riding of Yorkshire43 areas from 0.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Driffield Central is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage43 middle areas, East Riding of Yorkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in East Riding of Yorkshire43 areas from 64.3% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.7%. Driffield Central is 99.3%.
99.3%13th highest

Is Driffield Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Driffield Central at a rate of 99.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.5 per 1,000 people across East Riding of Yorkshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Driffield Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (285), other crime (129) and anti-social behaviour (80).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of East Riding of Yorkshire

These figures are published for the whole of East Riding of Yorkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Riding of Yorkshire and not Driffield Central alone. See East Riding of Yorkshire

Average house price
£219,871
Up 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,595
145th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.8
Joint 108th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Driffield Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Driffield Central was £165,500 in 2025.

Driffield Central had 6,208 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Driffield Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Driffield Central, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.