Crime Rate in Drypool, ward

Drypool has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Kingston upon Hull, City of district and the 459th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 38th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Drypool in the last 12 months was 170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher than the Kingston upon Hull, City of district average (136.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Drypool’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 862 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 17 cases , down -22.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 26.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,162 (≈ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Drypool ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 217 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.