Hedon & Preston
Middle areaThe south east of the East Riding of Yorkshire. 7,424 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 21 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Hedon & Preston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hedon & Preston
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hedon & Preston at a rate of 68.0 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.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 196 |
| Other crime | 117 |
| Shoplifting | 74 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 48 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hedon & Preston compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hedon & Preston safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hedon & Preston at a rate of 68.0 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, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hedon & Preston.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (196), other crime (117) and shoplifting (74).
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 Hedon & Preston alone. See East Riding of Yorkshire
Hedon & Preston in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hedon & Preston was £174,500 in 2025.
Hedon & Preston had 7,350 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Hedon & Preston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hedon & Preston, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.