Most common crimes people were arrested for in 2021 in Humberside
Police have revealed the 20 most common crimes people were arrested for so far this year
Humberside Police figures have revealed the 20 most common crimes people in Hull and the East Riding were arrested for so far this year.
Humberside Police data showed officers arrested 556 people in connection with assaults which caused actual bodily harm (ABH), or those where someone deliberately or recklessly harms another person.
Arrests for common assault, where someone threatens or meets out verbal or physical attacks, came second with 489.
A total of 261 people were arrested after failing to appear for court hearings while 220 arrests were made for non-recordable offences.
The latter refers to arrests for drunkenness, nuisance phone calls, failing to do a breathalyser test and others where personal details are logged on the Police National Computer (PNC).
Criminal damage to a dwelling was the fifth most common offence officers arrested people for, with a total of 203 so far this year.
Officers made 202 arrests for affray, or fighting in a public space and in so doing causing terror to others nearby.
A total of 173 arrests were made for shop thefts, with 172 made over burglaries in homes.
Drunk driving arrests numbered 163 while officers made 156 arrests in connection with grievous bodily harm (GBH) assaults.
GBH refers to assaults resulting in serious injuries such as leaving the victim with a permanent disability or damage or those needing extensive treatment.
Other forms of criminal damage accounted for 148 arrests, with 146 arrests made for the possession of Class B or C drugs.
One of those arrested for ABH this year was Niall Shaw, who admitted to punching an off-duty police officer in Driffield in April, leaving him with a broken cheekbone.
Hull Crown Court heard the 31-year-old, of Driffield’s Magnolia Close, punched the officer after the latter beeped at an elderly woman and Shaw’s partner swore at him.
Officers arrested a 14-year-old male in September and charged him with criminal damage and eight other offences following a roof top stand off in Ings.
Meanwhile, officers arrested five men in February for affray in connection with a brawl in Beverley Road.
The police had to cordon off Melwood Grove for around two hours after the fight broke out on Wednesday, Februrary 24.
The top 20 most common offences Humberside Police arrested people for:
Assault – ABH - 556
Assault – Common - 489
Warrant – Fail to Appear - 261
Other – Not listed – PNC Recordable - 220
Criminal Damage – To a Dwelling - 203
Public Order Act -Sec 3 – Affray - 202
Theft – From Shop - 173
Burglary – Dwelling - 172
Driving – Excess Alcohol - 163
Assault – GBH (Sec18) - 156
Criminal Damage – Other - 148
Drugs – Possess Class B or C - 146
Harassment – PNC Recordable - 138
Threats to Kill - 122
Prison – Recall to Prison/Revocation of Prison Licence (Live/Parole/Probation) - 119
Bail – Breach of post-charge, court-imposed bail conditions - 110
Drunk and Disorderly - 105
Drugs – Possession With Intent to supply – Class A - 101
Criminal Damage – To a Vehicle - 95
Driving – Unfit Through Drink/Drugs - 84