Crime in Hull

Police.uk reported crime in Hull, City Of Kingston Upon Hull. Category breakdown, 24-month trend, and postcode-district hot and cold spots within the town.

Incidents reported (12m)
28,056
+4.9% vs prior year
Window
Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
Police.uk reports ~2 months in arrears.
Refreshed
1 August 2026

Crime in Hull by category

Last 12 months, all 14 Police.uk categories. Bars are scaled to the largest category in Hull.

Category Incidents % of mix Volume
Violence and sexual offences 9,977 35.6%
Public order 3,048 10.9%
Criminal damage and arson 2,862 10.2%
Anti-social behaviour 2,371 8.5%
Other theft 2,290 8.2%
Burglary 1,773 6.3%
Shoplifting 1,292 4.6%
Vehicle crime 1,238 4.4%
Other crime 888 3.2%
Drugs 791 2.8%
Bicycle theft 580 2.1%
Robbery 410 1.5%
Possession of weapons 332 1.2%
Theft from the person 204 0.7%

Where Hull's crime mix differs from the UK

Top 5 categories where Hull's 12-month share differs most from the national average. Percentage-point delta. Positive means more concentrated in Hull than the UK as a whole.

Category Hull UK Delta
Anti-social behaviour 8.5% 16.3% -7.9 pp
Violence and sexual offences 35.6% 31.7% +3.9 pp
Public order 10.9% 7.9% +3.0 pp
Vehicle crime 4.4% 6.5% -2.1 pp
Burglary 6.3% 4.7% +1.6 pp

Monthly incident volume

Nov 2023 to Oct 2025. Police.uk publishes ~2 months in arrears.

2,646 1,323 0 Nov 2023 Oct 2024 Oct 2025
Monthly incident volume
MonthValue
2023-112417
2023-122199
2024-012252
2024-022327
2024-032412
2024-042578
2024-052612
2024-062550
2024-072646
2024-082592
2024-092292
2024-102277
2024-112116
2024-122175
2025-012218
2025-022103
2025-032230
2025-042370
2025-052450
2025-062508
2025-072646
2025-082476
2025-092315
2025-102449

Hottest postcode districts in Hull

  • HU1 28,056 incidents (12m)
  • HU10 28,056 incidents (12m)
  • HU11 28,056 incidents (12m)
  • HU12 28,056 incidents (12m)
  • HU2 28,056 incidents (12m)

Quietest postcode districts in Hull

  • 4,911 incidents (12m)
  • HU1 28,056 incidents (12m)
  • HU10 28,056 incidents (12m)
  • HU11 28,056 incidents (12m)
  • HU12 28,056 incidents (12m)

Postcode-district counts use the bounding box of every address in the district, so they're approximate. Treat them as a relative ranking within Hull rather than an absolute count.

What Hull crime data isn't

  • Reported, not actual. Many crimes go unreported. The data reflects what reached Police.uk, not the underlying incidence rate.
  • Locations are obfuscated. Each incident is mapped to a snap point within roughly 250 metres of the true location to protect victim privacy.
  • Force-by-force inconsistency. Different police forces classify and record borderline incidents differently. Comparing two areas covered by different forces needs care.
  • Patrol-density bias. Areas with heavier patrol presence record more incidents, partly because more crime is observed and reported.

FAQ

All incidents come from Police.uk, the official open-data feed published by UK police forces. Data is updated monthly. The figures show what was reported and recorded, not necessarily what happened.
Police.uk obfuscates each incident location to a "snap point", typically the centre of the nearest street or a similar landmark within roughly 250 metres. This protects victim privacy. The category and month are accurate; the precise address is intentionally not.
Read them as one signal among many. Anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime are quality-of-life signals. Burglary trends matter for insurance and security. Raw counts reflect both the actual incident rate and how heavily an area is patrolled and reported, so busy commercial streets always look 'worse' than quiet residential ones.
Police.uk publishes about two months in arrears. So crime for January typically appears in March or April. The 12-month window on this page ends with the most recent month available.

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