Pocklington
Middle areaThe north west of the East Riding of Yorkshire. 14,349 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 143 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 4% of people in Pocklington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Pocklington
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pocklington at a rate of 36.9 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 | 276 |
| Other crime | 111 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 52 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 46 |
| Shoplifting | 14 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Pocklington compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Pocklington safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pocklington at a rate of 36.9 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, 61 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pocklington.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (276), other crime (111) and criminal damage and arson (52).
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 Pocklington alone. See East Riding of Yorkshire
Pocklington in brief
The median price paid for a home in Pocklington was £285,000 in 2025.
Pocklington had 12,792 usual residents at the census.
About 4% of people in Pocklington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pocklington, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.